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At a press conference on April 4th, 11 a.m. in Läntinen Rantakatu 67, Turku, Finland, Ship to Gaza–Sweden’s spokesperson Dror Feiler, will announce the purchase of the Finnish sailboat, Estelle. The ship has been in the possession and care of Eestaas Ltd since 1985, and been used for fair trade and sea voyages between Northern Europe and Africa. These traditions will be maintained and cherished...
FREEDOM FLOTILLA II PRESS STATEMENT
Sunday, 4 September 2011 For immediate release
Palmer/Uribe Report Whitewashes Israeli Crimes
Sadly the Palmer/Uribe Report on the 31 May 2010 Flotilla Incident, leaked to the New York Times on 1 September, is an expected whitewash of Israeli crimes. While it blames Israeli forces for using excessive force when they raided our Gaza-bound civilian ships,...
The following letter was delivered to the Greek Government on July 12, 2011 making it clear that the people of Gaza seek freedom and respect for their human rights, including their right to lead a dignified life, not charity. Seemingly deaf to their call, yesterday a spokesman for the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Delavekouras, repeated the Greek Government’s "generous...
The Swedish-Norwegian-Greek and Sierra Leoen-flagged pleasure-boat “Juliano” has been prohibited, by the Greek coast guard, to leave the harbour in Heraklion, where it stopped to refill fuel. The coast watching showed a document (copy of a fax) which stated that Sierra Leone has withdrawn its flag from “Juliano”. The document from Sierra Leone’s international sheep register, which is situated in...
In an email dated 5 July, the Swiss company Interbulk has notified Ship to Gaza that it will not go through with its sale of 25,200 Euro worth of cement, for which it has already signed a contract and received payment. The company is citing the Greek government’s prohibition of any maritime traffic, regardless of flag, from Greek ports to Gaza. A company representative writes:
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A number of organizations in Gaza have formulated a petition where they state their support for us. We do not take a stand on the organizations visions except the end of the blockade. But we are grateful for their support!
"We Palestinians of Gaza want to live at liberty to meet Palestinian friends or family from Tulkarm, Jerusalem or Nazareth; we want to have the right to travel and move freely...
The Gaza blockade has entered its fifth year. The anti-authoritarian movement that is sweeping the region is forced to grind to a halt at the border to the occupied Palestinian territories. However, the question is not whether, but rather when the Palestinian people will also be granted human and national rights. A first step towards peace and justice would be to lift the Gaza blockade,...
The board of the Stockholm-based Jews for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (JIPF) has issued a statement supporting the people who will attempt to break the blockade on Gaza. The statement also includes appeals to, and hopes for, both the Israeli and the Palestinian governments. Jews for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (JIPF) wholeheartedly supports the Freedom Flotilla 2, of which Ship to Gaza...
12 Juni 2011 - GazaWe the Palestinians of the Besieged Gaza Strip, on this day, five years after closures began on Gaza , are saying enough inaction, enough discussion, enough waiting – the full siege on the Gaza Strip must end.
Shortly after 2006 democratic election which were supervised by people and bodies from the international community, nations formerly supporting aid and cultural...
According to Turkish newspapers, the U.S. government has offered Turkey to host a major peace conference between Israelis and Palestinians. But there is one condition: In return, the Turkish government must stop Ship to Gaza/Freedom Flotilla 2, which is planned to set sail in the end of June (http://www.todayszaman.com/news-246057-us-offers-turkey-lead-role-in-mid...). Ship...
