Eye On The World (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lovely. Obviously, this kind of things isn't on the Free Gaza movement's agenda. Nov. 30 ( Bloomberg ) -- The Islamic Hamas movement banned girls last month from riding behind men on motor scooters and forbade women from dancing at the opening of a folk museum. Girls in some public schools must wear headscarves and cloaks. Signs of Hamas’s creeping Islamization are everywhere...
Sabbah's Blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
A documentary on Gaza Genocide. The film begins with the entry of the fifth and last Free Gaza Movement boat to make it to Gaza before covering the impact of the siege and harrowing events during the 22-day assault including attacks on Civil Defence centres, paramedics, children, and the UN HQ. Part 1/6: Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aU1H-knuSw Part 2/6: Video...
Elder of Ziyon (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
From the Free Gaza mailing list: On November 7 and 8, The Free Gaza interim board of directors met in London to plan our strategy for 2010 as well as to schedule the next mission to Gaza. ...Israel’s use of force to stop our last 3 voyages has made it imperative to revise our strategy. Instead of sending one vessel to Gaza, we are working on a flotilla, or mini fleet...
Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada , 15 November 2009 "Directed by Alberto Arce and Mohammed Rjuailah , To Shoot an Elephant is a documentary film that offers an eyewitness account from the Gaza Strip during Israel's assault last winter. During the attacks, when the Israeli military banned foreign journalists from entering the Strip, Arce managed to stay inside Gaza and filmed...
Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Part of the International Week of Solidarity Against the Apartheid Walls in Palestine and Siege of Gaza As part of the IPSC's Week of Solidarity Against Apartheid Walls in Palestine and Against the Siege of Gaza, the Kilkenny branch of the IPSC are proud to host a public meeting with Irish activists from the Irish sections of Viva Palestina and the Free Gaza Movement. VP...
Sabbah's Blog (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Ewa Jasiewicz, Free Gaza Coordinator in Gaza, talks in Berlin, Germany about what she witnessed during the 22-day massacre of civilians in Gaza. Her on-the-ground reporting of what she and seven others saw during that time is heart-wrenching. Israel deliberately murdered 16 medics trying to do their job of rescuing other injured Palestinians, targeting [...] Free Gaza News:...
Sabbah's Blog (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Free Gaza Boat "DIGNITY" – Maiden Voyage to break Israel's Siege on Gaza By Greta Berlin * A year ago today, our boat, the DIGNITY, made her first voyage to Gaza. She was a beautiful white and silver yacht, donated by people who believed in the Free Gaza movement after our first successful voyage in August. On [...] Free Gaza "Dignity"...
Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
The Free Gaza Movement "On the third trip into Gaza last year, we took a young woman from Canada, Eva Bartlett . Right now, she is one of only two internationals who came in by boat who is still there reporting. Read her eloquent stories in her blog and send them out to everyone. http://ingaza.wordpress.com / "
Antony Loewenstein (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Adam Shapiro, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and human rights activist, is currently working with the Free Gaza Movement. This is his latest article: One year ago, I watched election results coming in for Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District, where my friend and colleague Tom Perriello was challenging incumbent Virgil Goode, Jr. CNN kept flipping the winner [...]
Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Khaleej Times "The Palestinians need humanitarian aid because of the situation created by Israel, but more than this, Israel needs to be confronted politically , argues Huwaida Arraf , leader of the Free Gaza Movement and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement. In an exclusive interview with Khaleej Times , Huwaida and Adam Shapiro , a human rights activist and...
Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Written by Free Gaza Team 25 October 2009 "A year ago today, our boat, the DIGNITY , made her first voyage to Gaza. She was a beautiful yacht, donated by people who believed in the Free Gaza movement after our first voyage in August. On board were dignitaries such as Mairead Maquire , the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize winner from Ireland and Mustafa Barghouti , President of...
