www.freegaza.org - We're taking a ship to Palestine

luke · Post by **luke** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:26 am

https://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.

https://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2007/ ... at-digest/

https://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2007/ ... -movement/

https://www.freegaza.org/

Post by **faceless** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:41 am

good luck to them - here's hoping they're not blown out of the water in some sort of accident...

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:37 am

like the mine planted on a Green Peace ship ? (by the Australians I believe)

Post by **faceless** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:11 pm

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

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:23 pm

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

Brown Sauce · Post by **Brown Sauce** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:59 pm

it was the french Mandy if i remember right, off the coast of NZ.

anyhow best of luck to these folk, dangerous waters.

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:02 pm

Brown Sauce wrote:it was the french Mandy if i remember right, off the coast of NZ.

You are right, it was the FRENCH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of ... ow_Warrior

Freedom Fries it is then.

luke · Post by **luke** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:00 pm

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?