Zionism
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Viva Palestina: Urgent Action Needed
Viva Palestina is a UK charity; some the supplies are rotting at the Aqaba crossing. Please write urgently (in addition to the Egyptian embassies in London and Dublin) to the British embassy in Cairo, David Miliband etc. Continue reading
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Viva Palestina: It is very late. Chaos around the French Embassy. Roads blocked …
No I do not need legal assistance as yet … Others are organizing things for various delegations … The worst that is happening to internationals is hotel arrest … No one has been deported yet. We came here to go to Gaza and that is my focus … Continue reading
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George Galloway, a UK politician who is leading the convoy, tells Al Jazeera why the group must be allowed to proceed
George Galloway, a UK politician who is leading the convoy, tells Al Jazeera why the group must be allowed to proceed: It was Christmas Day but there was no room at the Inn for the weary travellers. Turned away by the Arab Republic of Egypt, the 500 members of the Viva Palestina Convoy to Gaza… Continue reading
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Gaza aid held-up in Jordan
Since June 2007 Gaza has been under a crippling blockade with few essential goods making it through.Now an aid convoy of 250 trucks and ambulances is attempting to reach the Strip to deliver much needed supplies.But a bureaucratic argument with Egypt is holding it back in Aqaba in southwest Jordan. Continue reading
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Total racism, total war By Saleh Al-Naami
According to Palestinian medical sources, the number of patients with cancerous tumours residing in areas that the Israeli army targeted during its war on Gaza is on the rise. As the first anniversary of the war on Gaza approaches, the Palestinians are shocked to discover more of its damaging effects. A Palestinian woman whose house… Continue reading
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Hunger strike of activists in Egypt for Gaza, Palestine By John Hurson
At 11 35 am, the time of the first attack, a group of humanitarians on the “Viva Palestina Convoy” will embark on an International Hunger Strike in the main square in Aqaba, Jordan. The International Hunger Strike will aim to highlight the ongoing illegal siege imposed on Gaza, and to remember the victims of the… Continue reading
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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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Danger: Popular struggle By Amira Hass
There is an internal document that has not been leaked, or perhaps has not even been written, but all the forces are acting according to its inspiration: the Shin Bet, Israel Defense Forces, Border Police, police, and civil and military judges. They have found the true enemy who refuses to whither away: The popular struggle… 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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Israel admits harvesting Palestinian organs By Ian Black
Israel has admitted that pathologists harvested organs from dead Palestinians, and others without the consent of their families – a practice that it said ended in the 1990s, it emerged at the weekend. Continue reading
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When Will It Be Our Time? By MUSTAFA BARGHOUTHI
It is with deepening concern that I recognize the Obama administration is not yet capable of standing up to Israel and the pro-Israel lobby. Our dream of freedom is being crushed under the weight of immovable and constantly expanding Israeli settlements. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 