#GazaArk | The Flotilla ‘kayacktivists’ ride again for Gaza ~ by Michael Coleman

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 | GreenLeft |By Michael Coleman The ‘Kayacktivists’ in action. (Michael Coleman & @SmithSofia ) Photo courtesy Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman is an Australian activist in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle who took part in the second “freedom flotilla” in 2011 that sought to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. After Israel attacked […]

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Ask Harper to demand Israel return the Tahrir

The Canadian Boat to Gaza blog The Canadian Boat to Gaza blog will keep you up to date on fundraising and organizing efforts in support of the ‘Tahrir’, a Canadian boat which is currently part of the ‘Freedom Waves to Gaza’. Bloggers will report from on board the Tahrir and on support activities in Halifax, […]

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Boats Ply Waters Toward Gaza ~ by Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh

Press Release #FREEDOMWAVES | Topic FreedomWaves | Category Flotilla | Pictures Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh Salem-News.com | Nov 3, 2011 Vittorio Arrigoni ended his messages to us with the note “stay human”. May we all stay most alive and stay most human. Images from Palestine defy the senses. (BETHLEHEM) – This letter was written and rewritten […]

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‘Flotilla of freedom-2’ to sail to Gaza, despite Israel’s embargo – Trend

Related: The Mavi Marmara Massacre | Category: Flotilla Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 17 / Trend , R.Hafizoglu / ‘Flotilla of freedom-2’ will sail to Gaza, even if Israel does not lift the embargo, Chairman of the Turkish NGO IHH-Humanitarian Relief Foundation Bulent Yildirim told reporters on Monday at a conference on plans to deliver humanitarian assistance […]

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The 16 activists from the Dignité-Al Karama

PNN – Palestine News Network –  19.07.11 – 17:11 The French yacht Dignité-Al Karama, boarded by the Israeli Army just 60 miles away from Gaza, carried representatives of the Canadian, French, Greek and Swedish Boats from the Freedom Flotilla II. Along with the activists and three journalists, two crewmembers, Yannick Voisin and Hilaire Folacci, man […]

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LIVE UPDATES | #Flotilla2 | World is Watching | Israel Navyvessels after Non-Violent Mission to #Gaza Vessel the Dignity

Continuous live updates… keep reloading Now from Dignité: Two Israeli army boats coming towards us; Dont know how long we can be in contact. We are at: 31 25 N 33 25 E #flotilla2 — Huwaida Arraf (@huwaidaarraf) July 19, 2011 https://twitter.com/#!/TahrirCanada/status/93217341986439168 https://twitter.com/#!/CanadaBoatGaza/status/93217682106761216 Israel vs Dignity. The world is watching. Free Gaza, Free Palestine. — […]

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Israel stops French boat near Gaza Strip

#Flotilla2 | World is Watching | Israeli Warschips after Non-Violent Mission to Gaza Vessel the Dignity PressTV -Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:5AM At least three Israeli military ships have surrounded a small French boat as it approached the Gaza Strip to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian coastal sliver. “The boat is surrounded by at […]

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French ‘aid ship’ sails towards Gaza

Yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists expected to reach Gaza Strip on Tuesday after leaving Greek waters. Last Modified: 18 Jul 2011 11:00 – Middle East – Al Jazeera English Israel has vowed to prevent any attempt to reach Gaza by sea in defiance of its naval blockade [Reuters] A French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists which set […]

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Alice Walker: Gaza #Flotilla2 Mission Update

Lynette Holloway | Posted: July 17, 2011 | The Root Monica Morgan/ WireImage In a poignant interview with Cornel West on Public Radio International’s Smiley & West, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker recounts her experience aboard the flotilla of ships earlier this summer that tried to break Israel’s maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip. First, […]

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The Audacity of Diplomatic Failure in Athens

  Jul-16-2011 20:44 | Salem-News.com Three crew members of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla II boat are still aboard with no contact… Audacity of Hope Courtesy: Shalom Rav – A Blog by Rabbi Brant Rosen (ATHENS) – From the Audacity of Hope crew: Day 16 of the imprisonment of the U.S. Boat to Gaza, The Audacity […]

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French boat to Gaza sails to Egypt: Greek coastguard

Sat Jul 16, 5:35 pm ET – Yahoo! News ATHENS (AFP) – A French yacht carrying activists hoping to run the Israeli blockade on Gaza has sailed to Egypt after a troubled stay in Greece, the Greek coastguard said late on Saturday. The Dignite/Al Karama sailed to the Egyptian port of Alexandria from the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo, […]

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Israel and the Flotillas

  By ERIC WALBERG | Counterpunch | July 15, 2011 The efforts by Israel to prevent Freedom Flotilla II from leaving Greece have been largely successful. Of the original 10 ships, only the French ship Al-Karama (dignity) with 10 activists including French politicians, which sailed from the French Corsica two weeks ago, and the sabotaged-and-repaired […]

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‪The Mystery (اللغز)‬‏ For All the Freedom Fighters by @GazaYBO – video

The song is performed by the newly created GYBO rap team and it’s dedicated to all the freedom fighters world wide, to all those who raised the palestinian flag to face zionism and specially to the passengers of the flotilla1, flotila2, flytilla, viva palestina convoys, road to hope convoy, Africa to Gaza, Asia to gaza […]

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#Flotilla2 organisers consider sailing from Egyptian ports

Military rulers unlikely to go along with proposal By Abbas Al Lawati, Staff Reporter and Ramadan Al Sherbini, Correspondent | Published:  July 14, 2011 Image Credit: AP Protesters denounce Greek President Karolos Papoulias ahead of his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, the West Bank, on Tuesday. Dubai/Cairo: The organisers of the Gaza […]

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French Ship Carries Freedom Flotilla’s “Dignity” to Gaza

By Begoña Astigarraga – IPS ipsnews.net Activists on hunger strike in Spanish embassy. Credit:Bego Astigarraga/IPS ATHENS, Jul 12, 2011 (IPS) – The French vessel Dignité-Al Karama is the only boat from the Freedom Flotilla II actually sailing for Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade imposed in 2006. At the same time, six […]

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