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luke
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 Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:26 am Post subject: www.freegaza.org - We're taking a ship to Palestine |
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| Quote: | http://www.freegaza.org/ - We're taking a ship to Palestine
Watch the MSM cover this one.
The Plan
Up to 100 international volunteers will sail from Cyprus to Gaza in 2 to 6 seagoing vessels of 12 to 60 passengers each. The prospective date is August 15, but will depend upon funding, logistics, weather and other factors. The journey will take approximately 24 hours.
Mission Statement
We want to break the siege of Gaza. We want to raise international awareness about the prison-like closure of the Gaza Strip and pressure the international community to review its sanctions policy and end its support for continued Israeli occupation. We want to uphold Palestine's right to welcome internationals as visitors, human rights observers, humanitarian aid workers, journalists, or otherwise.
Who are we?
We are these human rights observers, aid workers, and journalists. We have years of experience volunteering in Gaza and the West Bank at the invitation of Palestinians. But now, because of the increasing stranglehold of Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine, many of us find it almost impossible to enter Gaza, and an increasing number have been refused entry to Israel and the West Bank as well. Despite the great need for our work, the Israeli Government will not allow us in to do it.
We are of all ages and backgrounds. Back home, we are teachers, medics, musicians, secretaries, parents, grandparents, lawyers, students, activists, actors, playwrites, politicians, singer-songwriters, web designers, international training consultants, and even a former Hollywood film industry worker and an aviator. We are South African, Australian, American, English, Israeli, Palestinian, and more.
What are we going to do?
We've tried to enter Palestine by land. We've tried to arrive by air. Now we're getting serious. We're taking a ship.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2007/06/19/get-on-the-boat-digest/
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2007/06/19/free-gaza-movement/
http://www.freegaza.org/ |
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faceless
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:41 am Post subject: |
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| good luck to them - here's hoping they're not blown out of the water in some sort of accident... |
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Mandy
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:37 am Post subject: |
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| like the mine planted on a Green Peace ship ? (by the Australians I believe) |
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faceless
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think it will be anything as subtle as blowing up the Rainbow Warrior if it does happen... more likely something like a run-of-the-mill stray guided missile |
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Mandy
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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| yep, the Israelis were fishing for whales and the harpoon with explosive tip mistakenly homed in on the ship thinking it was a giant whale |
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Brown Sauce
Joined: 07 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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it was the french Mandy if i remember right, off the coast of NZ.
anyhow best of luck to these folk, dangerous waters. |
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Mandy
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luke
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Mandy wrote: | | Freedom Fries it is then. |
that was such a mad thing to happen - to change the name of french fries to freedom fries because france won't support an illegal invasion?! come on!
are they back to being french fries now, or still freedom fries? |
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