Archive for the 'Press clippings' Category

Ynet: Gaza activists say will run Israel blockade again

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, International Actions, Gaza Region

‘Free-Gaza’ activists plan return to Strip within a month. ‘This might be the beginning of a simple delivery service, if we can set up the mechanisms here in Cyprus,’ member says

To view original article, published by Ynet on the 30th August, click here

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Washington Post: Boats depart Gaza after aid delivery - 7 Palestinians leave with activists who flouted blockade

Friday, August 29th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, International Actions, Gaza Region

By Linda Gradstein (Special to The Washington Post)

To view original article, published by The Washington Post on the 28th August, click here

JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 — Two boats carrying international peace activists left the...

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Haaretz: Caught on camera

Friday, August 29th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, Ramallah Region

By Gideon Levy

To view original article, published by Haaretz on the 28th August, click here

This is Israeli justice in a nutshell: Lt. Col. Omri Burberg, the battalion commander suspected of giving an utterly illegal order to shoot a bound Palestinian, is wandering free...

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Ynet: Israeli who sailed to Gaza released

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, International Actions, Gaza Region, Photos

Prof Jeff Halper, the only Israeli on board two ships that attempted to break an Israeli naval blockade on Gaza last week, was released after being detained Tuesday by police

By Shmulik Hadad

To view original article, published by Ynet on the 27th August, click here

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Sailing into Gaza

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, Tom Hurndall, Gaza Region, Rachel Corrie

By Huwaida Arraf • August 25, 2008

On Saturday, after 32 hours on the high seas, I sailed into the port of Gaza City with 45 other citizens from around the world in defiance of Israel’s blockade. We traveled from Cyprus with humanitarian provisions for Palestinians living under siege. My family in Michigan was worried sick.

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Al Jazeera: Inside story- Gaza blockade

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, International Actions, Gaza Region

Interview with Huwaida Arraf and Ranaan Gissin (Former advisor to Ariel Sharon) regarding the Free Gaza Movement and the siege on Gaza broadcast by Al Jazeera English.


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The Guardian: Israel ‘almost doubles number of homes being built in settlements’

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings

By Rory McCarthy

To view original article, published by The Guardian on the 26th August, click here

Israel has nearly doubled the number of homes under construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank this year, according to a report published...

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Ynet: We hit a nerve, says leader of Gaza sail

Sunday, August 24th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, International Actions, Gaza Region

Prof. Jeff Halper, only Israeli who took part in peace sail to Gaza, says idea came from realization that Israel, world governments sluggish about lifting blockade on Strip; adds restrictions on Gaza symptomatic of more than security needs

By Anat Shalev

To view original article, published on the 24th August, click...

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BBC: Activist boats reach Gaza Strip

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, International Actions, Gaza Region

To view original article, published by the BBC on the 23rd August, click here

Two boats carrying members of a US-based pro-Palestinian group have arrived in the Gaza Strip, despite an Israeli blockade of the territory.

Israel earlier said they would be let in,...

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Maan: Free Gaza expected before dark; welcome boats turn back after Israeli warships fire warning shots

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, International Actions, Gaza Region

To view original article, published by Maan News Agency on the 23rd August, click here

Palestinians who launched boats to greet the Free Gaza crew turned back for land after warning shots were fired by Israeli warships in Gaza waters.

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