Activists to launch flotilla from Gaza to Europe in defiance of Israeli-imposed blockage

 Wednesday July 10, 2013 16:13 by Shamus Slaunwhite – IMEMC & Agencies Canadian, European, and Palestinian activists plan to launch a flotilla – dubbed “Gaza’s Ark” – from Gaza to Europe carrying produce and textiles, with the goal of raising awareness of the strife caused by Israel’s blockade of the territory. Charlie Anderson, a Swedish […]

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Video | Gaza Ark Project 2013

27th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gal·la | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Charlie Andreasson, a member of Ship to Gaza Sweden, explains the new Gaza Ark project of this year 2013. The several unsuccessful attempts to break the siege on Gaza, imposed by Israel, from the outside to the inside made the activists think about this project […]

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After Bibi’s Apology, Reflect on the Idiocy of Attacking the Gaza Flotilla ~ by Uri Avnery

Antiwar.com | by Uri Avnery, March 30, 2013 So, finally our Prime Minister has apologized to Turkey for “operational mistakes” that “might have” led to the death of nine Turks during the attack on MV Mavi Marmara, the ship which tried to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza. It took him two years and ten […]

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Israel & Turkey in disagreement over compensation of Marmara victims

Al Qassam Website | March 28, 2013 Al Qassam website – A Hebrew newspaper revealed that the Israeli authorities and Turkey are in disagreement over the compensation the Jewish state is to pay to the families of the Turkish victims who were killed during the Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound ship Marmara in May 2010.Yediot […]

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#GazaArk | Gaza’s Ark: Trade, not aid ~ by Eva Bartlett

Rabble | Eva Bartlett | March 27, 2013 “An ark is literally a large floating vessel designed to keep its passengers and cargo safe,” say the group preparing ‘Gaza’s Ark’. But their ark, they say, is “a vessel that embodies hope that the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip can soon live in peace without the […]

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Zoabi to Netanyahu: Apologize for blockading Gaza

[ PIC 23/03/2013 – 11:22 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Hanin Zoabi, the Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, has said that Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu’s apology to Turkey over the deadly attack on Mavi Marmara ship was not enough. She said in press statement that apology was not enough as long as “we are talking […]

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VIDEO | Footage smuggled from the Estelle refutes Israel’s claims that attack on civilian boats was peaceful

Posted March 2, 2013 Last week, video footage smuggled by the passengers of the Swedish Ship to Gaza, the Estelle, was digitally restored and released.  The video shows how Israeli masked commandos violently attacked and tasered peaceful civilian activists including members of parliament. Smuggled footage and interviews as shown on Swedish TV4 (with English subtitles). […]

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South Africa launches investigation into the attack on the Mavi Marmara

[ PIC 25/12/2012 – 07:57 PM ] ISTANBUL, (PIC)– The Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation announced that the Republic of South Africa has launched an investigation into the case of the Mavi Marmara ship, attacked by Israeli forces in 2010. The investigation is to be launched at the request submitted in 2011 by lawyers of journalist […]

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#Flotilla | Freedom Flotilla participants refuse Israeli compensation for personal belongings

Middle East Monitor | Dec 20, 2012 Sheikh Salah suggested that the luggage is being held by the authorities so that details of the murderous attack cannot be revealed by access to his diary. Participants in the 2010 Freedom Flotilla attacked by Israeli have rejected an offer of compensation for their personal belongings. Israeli commandos […]

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10th violation of cease-fire | Israeli navy kidnaps six Palestinian fishermen, blasts fishing boat

Note occpal | List violations since cease-fire [ PIC 28/11/2012 – 07:35 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli navy kidnapped six Palestinian fishermen and blasted a fishing boat off the Gaza coast afternoon Wednesday in a new breach of the calm agreement reached between Israel and Palestinian resistance factions. Nizar Ayesh, the chairman of the Palestinian […]

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#MaviMarmara | Turkey tries Israeli top brass in absentia over flotilla raid (updated)

Continuous updates below this post To follow live updates from the trial follow on twitter: Click here for Live Broadcast in Turkish Prosecutors at Istanbul court are seeking life sentences for four Israeli ex-military chiefs over deadly maritime assault in Mediterranean Sea. Middle East Online | Nov 6, 2012 | Ceren KUMOVA – ISTANBUL, Turkey […]

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#GazaArk Ship from Gaza | Embargo on Gaza to be “Broken from within” with Gaza Ark Ship

Turkish Weekly | Monday, 5 November 2012 Palestinian and foreign activists are making preparations for a ship named “Gaza Ark” with which they plan to break the embargo on Gaza from within by raising anchor in May 2013. Palestinian and foreign activists are making preparations for a ship named “Gaza Arak” with which they plan […]

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#GazaArk Ship from Gaza | ‘Gaza Ark’ Flotilla to Break Blockade from Inside

Qatar News Agency | Nov 3, 2012   Occupied Jerusalem, November 03 (QNA) – A ship attempting to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip is set to sail from inside Gaza, taking goods to international markets in the early months of 2013, Ma’an News Agency quoted a Red Crescent official as saying. The Gaza […]

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#GazaArk Ship from Gaza | ‘Ark’ loaded with Gaza exports to set sail in 2013

Maan News Agency | Nov 2, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The first siege-breaking ship to originate inside Gaza is set to depart for an early 2013 voyage to take goods to international markets, a Red Crescent official said Friday. Muna al-Farra says the “Gaza Ark” aims to break the Israeli blockade with help from […]

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#GazaArk | Solidarity activists to sail from Gaza

[ PIC 02/11/2012 – 08:33 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Canadian solidarity activists announced their readiness to sail from the port of Gaza via Canadian “Gaza’s Ark” boat to the outside world, within the efforts to break the siege imposed on Gaza. This came during a press conference organized in Gaza on Thursday evening by the […]

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