DELEGATIONS ON THE DUTCH-ITALIAN BOAT TO GAZAOpen letter to: Georgios A. Papandreou Prime Minister of Greece Corfu, 3rd of July Dear Mr. Papandreou, We, members of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla II, are outraged by your government’s decision to close the ports of Greece to our humanitarian initiative, even by force if needed. From all parts of the world we have...
Soms zie je het gewoon niet aankomen: een plotselinge harde klap die niet door de tegenstanders aan de andere kant van het net wordt uitgedeeld, maar door hen die zich als medestanders hebben opgesteld. Op deze wijze heeft Hasna el Maroudi vandaag de Palestijnse zaak en de Nederlandse deelname aan de Flotilla naar Gaza op onverwachte wijze een dolkstoot in...
Despite pressure and threats of violence, flotilla will sail [ATHENS/by Marloes Kuijer] On Saturday, 25 June, the French boat, Dignity / Karama, left the port of Corsica to meet up with at least nine other vessels sailing to Gaza to challenge Israel’s illegal blockade. Israel’s best efforts to stop our boats at port, including pressure on governments, threats against insurance...
We have been anticipating it for so long, and there has been much ado about it, but finally the moment has arrived: Freedom Flotilla 2 is sailing! While the Israeli government has been going out of its way to put pressure on governments and nations to prevent this brave Flotilla, it has largely failed in its efforts, due to the...
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