Palestine
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GazaFriends: From the Hebrew media… here’s what they say they will do
From someone with contacts in the Israeli military, the following message has been translated. Commando units that will be used to stop the boats. He says they are highly trained, very efficient and very SILENT. Continue reading
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Latest from Free Gaza, approached by Israeli vessel
they contact the ship asked who we are and dissappeared now they getting close to the ship we can see them stay here 3 boats are coming not two 3 israeli boats we are 78 mile from israel Continue reading
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KEVIN OVENDON REPORT’S LIVE FROM THE GAZA FLOTILLA!
At 22:41pm tonight, preparations aboard the Mavi Marmara are extensive. We are 90 miles away from land – 22 miles further than the Israeli decided 68 mile exclusion zone – but are being approached by an Israeli vessel. Continue reading
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GazaFriends: From the Hebrew media… here’s what they say they will do
From someone with contacts in the Israeli military, the following message has been translated. Commando units that will be used to stop the boats. He says they are highly trained, very efficient and very SILENT. Continue reading
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Latest from Free Gaza, approached by Israeli vessel
they contact the ship asked who we are and dissappeared now they getting close to the ship we can see them stay here 3 boats are coming not two 3 israeli boats we are 78 mile from israel Continue reading
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Gaza flotilla due to leave southern Turkey
Three boats will form part of a flotilla hoping to break the siege of Gaza to leave TurkeyThree boats that will form part of a flotilla hoping to break the siege of Gaza are due to leave a port in southern Turkey. They are to link up with six other vessels off the coast of… Continue reading
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Tensions rise over Gaza aid fleet
The UN chief has called for restraint as some 700 activists from around world vow to deliver 10,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to break the blockade of Gaza. Israel has cautioned that the Freedom Flotilla would be stopped, if necessary by force. Continue reading
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Gaza flotilla drives Israel into a sea of stupidity By Gideon Levy
The Israeli propaganda machine has reached new highs its hopeless frenzy. It has distributed menus from Gaza restaurants, along with false information. It embarrassed itself by entering a futile public relations battle, which it might have been better off never starting. They want to maintain the ineffective, illegal and unethical siege on Gaza and not… Continue reading
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Israeli Occupation Archive has posted 3 new items
* UN aid group: Israel deliberately hampering West Bank, Gaza relief efforts * Nehemia Shtrasler: Our bleeding-heart prime minister * East Jerusalem eviction orders threaten new embarrassment for Netanyahu Continue reading
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LATEST NEWS ON THE GAZA AID FLOTILLA – FROM VIVA PALESTINA’S CREW MEMBER KEVIN OVENDEN
At 08.50 am today we are awaiting the arrival of the European parliamentarians, who begin to shuttle from Northern Cyprus to our staging ground in international waters to the south of the island where they will board the lead ship. The decision by the Greek Cypriot government not only not to allow the flotilla to… Continue reading
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Israel to World: Screw You, We will Continue to Block Gaza
The power controlling Palestine in a non-democratic manner, responds in form. It sends soldiers to storm the ship at sea some 20 miles out of Gaza. Passengers fight back using non-lethal means. Troops open fire killing 3, then force the ship to another port, arrest the passengers and deport them. The battle is won, but… Continue reading
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ANCHORED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN By Fatima Mohammadi
Currently, we are anchored in the Mediterranean Sea about a 6 hour sail from Cyprus, where we have been awaiting two final ships. A Greek ship carrying members of Parliament from half a dozen European countries has just arrived, and the Irish boat, the MV Rachel Corrie follows shortly. We will soon set sail towards… Continue reading
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KEVIN OVENDEN REPORTING LIVE FROM THE GAZA FLOTILLA!!!
The level of support for the international flotilla is growing by the day. There are now expressions of either support for allowing the ships in or calling for Israel to be restrained in its actions from Norway, Sweden, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Italy, Russia and from the EU foreign affairs chief Cathy Ashton. At the same… Continue reading
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‘A battle for the high seas. And the high ground’ By Lauren Booth*
After calls to newsrooms across the UK it is clear to me that the first ever sea bound fleet of international aid to Palestine is not of itself a big enough story for our media – until if fails. On Israel’s terms. The BBC has been taking some 200 calls in an hour from viewers… Continue reading
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Why is Israel afraid of a few boats? By Yousef Munayyer
There comes a point when an oppressive regime’s propaganda crosses a threshold from mere lies to utter lunacy so extreme, in fact, that objective onlookers find it almost comical. This point came yesterday when the Government Press Office disseminated a link to a Gaza restaurant which appears to be luxurious. So what Israel is essentially… Continue reading
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Gourmet in Gaza By Jesse Bacon
As a food snob, I immediately think what restaurants are nearby when planning any excursion. Even if its to a beseiged war zone that Israel forbids from rebuilding. So it’s good to hear from the Israeli government that if by some chance they let me into Gaza there would be a gourmet restaurant waiting for… Continue reading
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Israel to block massive aid shipment to Gaza
Israel is set to block eight ships carrying 10,000 tons of aid and 800 activists and politicians on its way to Gaza. Organizers behind the flotilla are hoping to send a message to the world that Israel has no right to starve 1.5 million Palestinians. The Free Gaza movement has organized several other aid ships… Continue reading
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“Jews who themselves suffered are now causing suffering to Palestinians”
‘I didn’t know anything about Palestinians. I wasn’t even thinking about this issue until I read by chance about what happened in the Palestinian refugee camps in Sabra and Shatila. This was 2 years after they had been killed there. I was really stricken when I realized this was performed by Jews. I started reading… Continue reading
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Gaza flotilla ship pays tribute to fallen activist
The MV Rachel Corrie, a cargo ship named for the American activist who was killed in the Gaza Strip in 2003, is one of eight ships poised to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza. Continue reading
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Palestine: Harrowing Update from Family of Ameer Makhoul
Ameer Makhoul, Director of Ittijah, a coalition of Palestinian Israeli Community Organizations, was arrested three weeks ago from his home in Haifa. Makhoul was unable to see his lawyer for the first weeks of his arrest and now his lawyers and his family, having seen him, assert that he has been tortured. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 