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Al-Monitor
April 28, 2018
Along those lines, Birawi said international efforts are picking up to break Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip. The "Freedom Flotilla V" will set sail from northern Europe on May 15, the 70th anniversary of the Nakba ("Catastrophe"), and will make stops at nine European ports in a lobbying effort. The flotillaÃâà...
Anadolu Agency
April 21, 2018
A ship dubbed “Al-Awda” (The Return) is to sail to Gaza from Norway next month to challenge the decade-long Israeli blockade in the region. As part of this year's campaign launched by the international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), the boat, together with five others, will sail to the Gaza Strip on May 15,Ãâà...
Foreign Policy In Focus
April 19, 2018
Anyone with a basic understanding of Palestinian history knows that creative non-violence has always featured heavily: The mass demonstrations, strikes, and protests of what we call the First Intifada; the “Freedom Flotilla” that was infamously attacked by the Israeli Navy in May 2010; or the call for Boycott,Ãâà...
Stuff.co.nz
April 17, 2018
The south Auckland local and veteran human rights campaigner has been working to shine a light on the situation experienced by the people of Gaza in the Middle East for almost a decade. He recently attended a conference in Europe held to organise an international 'Freedom Flotilla' that's sailing toÃâà...
Courthouse News Service
April 12, 2018
The group of vessels, sailing in international waters and calling themselves the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, included over 700 people delivering material aid to citizens of Gaza in Palestine. IDF soldiers raided the Mavi Marmara, one of the six ships in the flotilla, killing nine civilian passengers. One passengerÃâà...
Anadolu Agency
March 30, 2018
She added that the Gaza Freedom Flotilla was also supporting their initiative. “We will set off from Goteborg, Malmo and Uppsala cities in Sweden with two sailboats and one ship,” she said. Boats belonging to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla will move through southern Europe while big ships will move to GazaÃâà...
Palestine News Network
November 3, 2017
In 2018, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition will sail once more against the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza, for freedom of movement and the right to a decent future for all Palestinians. Israel has maintained an inhumane and destructive blockade of Gaza for over a decade. The United Nations now says thatÃâà...
Austin Chronicle
December 31, 1999
Lawyers will answer your questions and give referrals to appropriate community organizations. First Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30pm 512/472-8303. Free. www.AustinLRS.org. ANN WRIGHT: THE 2018 GAZA FREEDOM FLOTILLA Ann Wright, a retired U.S. Army colonel and diplomat who resigned from the StateÃâà...
