December 9, 2008
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Jerusalem Diaries: Umm Kamel al-Kurd Returns Home
When Umm Kamel was evicted from her home in Sheikh Jarrah (Jerusalem) on 9 November, where she had been living with her family since 1956, it was the second time in her life she was forced by the state of Israel to leave her home. The first time was in 1948, when she and her… Continue reading
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Free Gaza Goes Fourth – Setting Sail Again The Newsletter of the Free Gaza Movement 1/2008, Dec. 8
The Free Gaza Movement has successfully sailed three times from Cyprus to Gaza in a historic and ongoing endeavor to break the siege of Gaza. Now it goes fourth. The next voyage is scheduled for this Monday night and the ship has left the port. Continue reading
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GazaFriends: Dignity to Gaza – “We’re Back!” – Fourth Successful Voyage Breaks Through Siege of Gaza
The Free Gaza Movement ship “Dignity” successfully broke through the Israeli blockade for the fourth time since August, arriving in Gaza Port at 2:45pm, Tuesday 9 December. The ship carried one ton of medical supplies and high-protein baby formula, in addition to a delegation of international academics, humanitarian and human rights workers. Continue reading
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GazaFriends: Update on the Dignity’s journey to Gaza (11am 9 Dec)
We haven’t been able to establish phone contact with the Dignity, but the last GPS position at 8:30am put them in international waters, off the coast of Haifa – right on schedule to reach Gaza today around mid-afternoon Continue reading
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The last time I was out of prison, I went to see my dad.
I first went to prison on September 23 and served 35 days. I am lucky, after 2 times in jail, I got a medical discharge, but I’m the only one. By the time you read this, many of my friends will be in prison too: in for three weeks, out for one, and then back… Continue reading
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BRITISH ACADEMICS TO BREAK THE SIEGE OF GAZA: BOAT LEAVES CYPRUS TO IMPLEMENT ‘RIGHT TO STUDY’ OF PALESTINIAN STUDENTS
Two Jewish academics from the UK, Emeritus Professor Jonathan Rosenhead and Research Fellow Mike Cushman, both from the Department of Management at the London School of Economics, have joined the latest ‘Free Gaza’ boat in an attempt to enable Palestinian university students to pursue their studies abroad. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 