Operation Cast Lead
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Gaza Lives On
On 27 December 2009, after a year and a half of total siege, the brutal war on Gaza was launched. It was carnage, a disgrace to humanity and civilization, and indictment of the free world. One year later, the siege continues, the disgrace has not been lifted, and the Palestinian people still endure, resist and… Continue reading
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International Aid Convoy Members Prepare for Hunger Strike
Members of the Viva Palestina international aid convoy to Gaza will begin a hunger strike at 11.25 am tomorrow (27th) in protest at the Egyptian government’s refusal to allow the convoy entry onto its soil. Diplomatic negotiations are also taking place between the Turkish and Egyptian governments over the convoy’s entry to Egypt. IHH, Turkey’s… Continue reading
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23 Days of War, 928 Days of Closure: Life One Year after Israel’s Latest Offensive on the Gaza Strip
Today, 23 December 2009, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) release 23 Days of War, 928 Days of Closure: Life One Year after Israel’s Latest Offensive on the Gaza Strip, 27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009. This report is released in order to highlight the reality of life in the occupied Gaza Strip,… Continue reading
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Viva Palestina: International Hunger Strike By John Hurson
Folks, the time for talking is over. Please forward this press release onto everyone you know, and get them to forward it onto everyone they know, and lets tighten the screws and show the world we care for the civillian population of Gaza. Continue reading
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Gaza aid convoy awaits Egypt nod By Lawrence Smallman
An aid convoy that has travelled over 3500km to deliver vital medical and food supplies to the Gaza Strip is currently stranded because of Egypt’s refusal to grant it easy passage. Continue reading
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VIVA PALESTINA HUMANITARIAN AID CONVOY NEEDS YOU NOW!
The Viva Palestina humanitarian aid convoy has been forcibly trapped in Aqaba, Jordan as the Egyptian authorities have denied them entry. Convoy members are in high spirits and have requested that we contact our embassies and local MPs to contact the Egyptian authorities and grant them safe passage through Egypt to Gaza. Continue reading
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Egypt refuses entry to Viva Palestina Gaza Aid Convoy!!
The Egyptian government has denied entry to the Viva Palestina Aid Convoy carrying medical and humanitarian aid to Gaza. Hundreds of tonnes of aid, including specialised medical equipment and powdered milk for babies, is now stockpiled in the Jordanian port town of Aqaba waiting for permission to enter Egypt via the Straits of Aqaba. Continue reading
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Viva Palestina Gaza convoy has received a grand welcome at the Jaber crossing in Jordan!!!
Activists on Tuesday gave a grand welcome to a humanitarian aid convoy en route to Gaza to mark the first anniversary of Israel’s offensive on the coastal enclave. Some 200 trucks entered the Kingdom through the Jaber border crossing yesterday afternoon, and were greeted by professional association and opposition activists. Continue reading
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Viva Palestina aid convoy to Gaza received Syrian boost
The international convoy carrying humanitarian aid from London to Gaza has swollen in size during its journey from Syria into Jordan. More than 400 people from around the world are now travelling on the convoy after volunteers from as far afield as Italy and Malaysia joined up in Damascus. Continue reading
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William A. Cook – A Christmas Remembrance
“The white civilized man (is) the most ferocious animal on the face of the earth.” — (Herman Melville, 1840s) That understanding of the civilized white man struck me with its absoluteness, its certainty, its expressive force the moment I opened my file of little four year old Kaukab Al Dayah, whose tender face rests on… Continue reading
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Two successful convoys spur flood of humanitarian assistance!
The first Viva Palestina convoy made the journey in March this year, travelling by land to Italy where it crossed the Mediterranean by ferry to Greece. From there it made its way through Turkey, Syria, Jordan, finally entering Gaza at the Rafah border crossing in Egypt. The current convoy, dubbed “Return to Gaza,” will take… Continue reading
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Viva Palestina Gaza convoy reaches Konya
The Gaza aid convoy arrived in Konya on a cold December night. It was welcomed by local people with Palestinian flags. They waited for the convoy to arrive at town entrance for hours despite freezing temperatures. Continue reading
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Sir Geoffrey Bindman: Livni has no right to claim immunity from prosecution
It is not at all surprising that the Israeli government is outraged at the attempt – initially successful – to obtain an arrest warrant in Britain against their former foreign minister Tzipi Livni. But their characterisation of it as a “diplomatic offence” is wide of the mark. Those who come to Britain are subject to… Continue reading
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Re Tzipi Livni: Attention foreign secretary David Miliband
I wish to urge you to resist the Israeli government’s claims of immunity from universal jurisdiction regarding its war crimes against the Palestinian people. As a Jew concerned about the human rights of everyone, regardless of ethnicity or faith, I find suggestions that Israel should be held to lower standards than other perpetrators of war… Continue reading
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Get the war criminals arrested now By Khalid Amayreh
The recent arrest warrant issued in London for former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is more than justified. This woman, along with two other Israeli leaders, Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak, stood at the helm of the Israeli government that ordered, supervised and charted the genocidal onslaught against the Gaza Strip this time last year. Continue reading
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URGENT ACTION: Following arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni, British government ‘urgently’ looking at changing the law – CONTACT YOUR MP NOW!
Following the news that Tipi Livni, who served as Foreign Minister in the Israeli government that planned and executed Israel’s brutal bombing and massacre in Gaza, faced arrest if she entered Britain, tell the government there must be no impunity for Israeli war criminals. Continue reading
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A Million Hits on Gaza – A Promotional Film about Gaza Launches New Book’s Worldwide Awareness Campaign
The short film, carrying the name of the book, is being released on YouTube, in both English and Arabic versions. The film will also be broadcast on a number of TV stations around the world. The filmmakers and book author are calling on readers and activists around the world to ensure the widest possible dissemination of Gaza’s… Continue reading
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One year on…Join the vigil outside the Israeli Embassy Remember Gaza on 27 December, 2009
On 27 December 2008, Israel launched ‘Operation Cast Lead’: raining bombs, white phosphorus and other horrific weapons upon the population of Gaza. The Israeli army killed over 1400 Palestinians and injured over 5000. Continue reading
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Aid will arrive in the Gaza Strip on 27 December
British Member of Parliament George Galloway left the UK on Sunday with a convoy of humanitarian aid and will arrive in the Gaza Strip on 27 December, according to the de facto government’s director of the anti-siege committee, Hamdi Sha’ath. Continue reading
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Ireland To Gaza Update
After 6 months of fundraising, 4 teams from all across Ireland will leave on Saturday December 5th, to travel 4,000 miles to Gaza, to deliver Ambulances and Humanitarian aid to the stricken region. In Tyrone, Galway, Dublin, Derry & Cork, volunteers have been working flat out fundraising, and raising awareness of the plight of the… Continue reading
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