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Daily Gaza fishing flotilla blockaded by Israeli Navy, no fishing to supplement carefully measured aid starvation diet
The fishermen of Gaza are harassed daily by IDF gunships which shoot them outright when there are no Western witnesses present. The late Vittorio Arrigoni was one of the International Solidarity Movement who regularly accompanied fishing boats, forcing the Israelis … Continue reading
Dignite Al Karama nears Gaza waters, reconnoitered by unidentified swiftboat UPDATE: Ship boarded, towed to Israel
3AM UPDATE: Israeli Navy has jammed communication, boarded Dignité, taken 16 into custody, and is towing vessel to Ashdod, Israel, actually occupied Palestine. Israel’s enforcement of illegal blockade of Gaza confirms Gaza occupation. Sole remaining vessel of the “Say Human” … Continue reading
Solo Gaza relief ship Dignite Al Karama presses on for the dignity of Palestine
Not only have nation states refused to sanction humanitarian relief missions to illegally besieged Gaza, events this week prove they are unanimous in prohibiting even citizens doing it themselves. Yet, one brave vessel has eluded sabotage, lawsuit, bureaucracy, and Greece’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Blockade, Dignite Al Karama, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, IDF, Israel, Palestine, Quentin Girard, Siege of Gaza
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French craft DIGNITY breaks for Gaza, leads Flotilla II until rest allowed to go
UPDATED– In a flurry of conflicting tweets, French Flotilla II member DIGNITE AL KARAMA made for the open sea, beyond the reach of Greek authorities currently detaining the AUDACITY OF HOPE, TAHRIR, LOUISE MICHEL, GUERNICA, JULIANO and others. Reporter Quentin … Continue reading
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Tagged Dignite Al Karama, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Quentin Girard, Siege of Gaza
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Solidarity rally for Gaza Aid Flotilla II called off in Christian-Zionist Springs
Humanitarian rights activists aboard the Canadian Flotilla II aid ship bravely try to block the pilot’s view as Greek forces commandeer the TAHRIR before it reached international waters. While Greece is denounced for its complicity with Israel, the international press … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Zionists, Colorado Springs, Freedom Flotilla, Palestine, Siege of Gaza
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Banner day for IMF: enslaves Greece, blocks Flotilla II to free Gaza & rapes Strauss-Kahn accuser for second time
JULY 1, 2011- US Boat THE AUDACITY OF HOPE defies Greek Authorities, immediately blocked. Shortly after this photo was taken, the Audacity of Hope was surrounded by Greek coast guard ships, blocked by the same government that just voted twice … Continue reading
Irish MV Saoirse becomes 2nd victim of sabotage, cannot sail with Gaza Flotilla
So how do nonviolent, unarmed humanitarian activists protect themselves from weapons-wielding attackers? Not very well. But they don’t have to. Afterward, they don’t even point a finger. And it’s working. Via too many flat screens to stop, the world … Continue reading
First look! US Boat to Gaza, Flotilla II blockade runner The Audacity of Hope
Democracy Now Producer Aaron Maté took a quick photo of the American boat scheduled shortly to sail with the upcoming aid flotilla to Gaza. How will President Obama respond to an effort named after his presidential campaign bestseller Audacity Of … Continue reading
Press intimidation, frivolous lawfare, and sabotage, it’s hasbarapocalypse
You’re looking at an underwater photo of the starboard propeller of the passenger ship “Juliano” berthed in Piraeus, Greece, waiting to sail with the “Stay Human” Freedom Flotilla II departing soon to break the siege of Gaza. Reports of sabotage … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Gaza Movement, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, IDF, Israel, Media, Siege of Gaza
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Gaza we are coming
Plans are once again underway for another attempt to run the blockade of Gaza. Two ships are set to sail from Lebanon today or tomorrow, despite intimidation from Israel –which worked to prevent the aid ship INFANTS OF GAZA scheduled … Continue reading
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Tagged Blockade, Free Gaza Movement, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, Mavi Marmara, Palestine, Siege of Gaza
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Libyan humanitarian aid ship to Gaza undaunted by Israeli Navy death threat
While Israel releases redacted portions of its internal investigation of the Mavi Marmara Massacre, another aid ship steams toward the Gaza Blockade. The cargo ship Amalthea carries humanitarian aid from Libya and is due to cross into Gazan waters on … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Israeli Defense Force, Mavi Marmara, Palestine, Siege of Gaza
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Was Gaza flotilla infiltrated by agent-provocateurs? Plausible, but whose?
It’s convenient to surmise that unexpected violence between activists and authorities must be the work of undercover provocateurs. With the fallout of the Mavi Marmara massacre reaching fever pitch, it’s hard to believe Israel would have engineered it thus; and … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Hamas, Ken O'Keefe, Mavi Marmara, Siege of Gaza
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Condemnation of Israeli state piracy
COLO. SPRINGS- Join IMPROMPTU PROTEST OF US-ISRAEL MILITARIZED REPRESSION. Protest Israel’s deadly raid on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Called by Coloradans For Peace, Colorado Springs, Acacia Park, NOON. Pro-Palestinian, Free-Gaza, and all anti-imperial voices welcome. This Memorial Day, remember the … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Antiwar, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Militarism, Palestine, Police State, Siege of Gaza
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Israeli pirates commandeer Freedom Flotilla, kill, injure, unarmed activists
Although it had turned away from the coast, Israeli commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla at 4am. Turkish TV is reporting two dead, thirty injured on the 600 passenger ship Mavi Marmara. UPDATE: Israeli media reports 10 deaths, ships … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Gaza Movement, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Siege of Gaza
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Hello London, Hello London. Warships hailing convoy in international waters
AT 23:00GMT, two Israeli ships are approaching IHH Mavi Marmara, drones heard overhead, satellite connection becoming interrupted. Passengers have donned life jackets, some prepare gas masks, maybe equipment Israel may prefer not reach Gaza. Descending on Freedom Flotilla: one large … Continue reading
As navy stalks Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Israeli measures already effective
First among the Israeli navy’s expressed strategies to confront the international relief convoy approaching Gaza was to “pick off the participants before they could join the convoy.” Today only five of intended nine ships have made it to the rendezvous. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blockade, Free Gaza Movement, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Siege of Gaza
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Unusual mechanical failures delay, but fail to scuttle, Gaza Freedom Flotilla
First the MV Rachel Corrie suffered a breakdown shortly after leaving port. Then the Challenger I lost its steering mechanism and another Greek ship has to return to port. Though derided by Israeli critics as “tin buckets,” the ships had … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Gaza Movement, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Siege of Gaza, Viva Palestina
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The Gazan People’s Front or People’s Front of Gaza less funny than Nazirene
A Gaza Flotilla PR mishap, as minor as a participant speaking out of place, was seized upon by one reporter to suggest rivalry between co-sponsors of the relief convoy due to convene Saturday at Gaza’s door. When an interviewee said … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Free Gaza Movement, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Life of Brian, Monty Python, Palestine, Racism, Siege of Gaza, Zionism
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla sea rendezvous
Two vessels from the Gaza-bound humanitarian aid convoy met up this morning between the Aegean Islands of Amorgos and Astypalaia. The Swedish/Greek cargo Ship To Gaza FREE MEDITERRANEAN (formerly the Sofia) is now cruising along side the SFENDONI, a passenger … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Gaza Movement, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Siege of Gaza
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Israeli yacht club sends Anti-Freedom Flotilla to protest Gaza relief convoy
PICTURES! -Some very expensive yachts sailed from Herziliya Yacht Club in a feint of indignation that an international social justice effort was showing favoritism toward Palestinians. No Gaza yacht club could be reached for a response. Commodore Guy Bechor, an … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartheid, Colonialism, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Gaza Freedom Movement, Gilad Shalit, Israel, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Siege of Gaza
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Robert Fisk and the language of power, danger words: Competing Narratives
Celebrated reporter -and verb- Robert Fisk had harsh words, “danger words” he called them, for host Al-Jazeera where he gave an address about the language of power which has infected newsman and reader alike. Beware your unambiguous acceptance of empty … Continue reading
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Tagged Al jazeera, Algeria, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Media, Middle East, Propaganda, Proximity Talks, Robert Fisk, Siege of Gaza, Vietnam, Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Live webcam on Gaza Freedom Flotilla Turkish passenger ship Mavi Marmara
GAZA FREEDOM FLOTILLA- DAY TWO. You can follow events from a live webcam on the Turkish passenger ship MAVI MARMARA, with camera pointing over bow. The Swedish/Greek cargo ship SOFIA is still livestreaming her loading in Athens. We await details … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Gaza Movement, freedom, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Siege of Gaza
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Relief convoy to bring media Armada
What this Freedom Flotilla has over previous relief efforts like the Viva Palestina caravans is a momentum building in the international press. It’s the big ship effect that works for gunship diplomacy, brought to bear this time to enforce social … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Gaza Movement, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Rahm Emanuel, Siege of Gaza
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