Posts Tagged ‘flotilla’

Fishing flotilla sails to Irish parliament in protest of post-Brexit quotas

A flotilla of around 70 fishing boats moor on Dublin’s river Liffey, outside the city’s convention centre where parliament is currently sitting. Hundreds of fishermen spilled out of their boats in a march to air opposition to post-Brexit quotas, and other longstanding grievances in the sector. Wednesday marks the five year anniversary of the British […]

Flotilla Challenging Israel’s Blockade Continues Towards Gaza

We are possibly a more motley crew than the passengers aboard the S.S.Minnow in the old U.S. TV series Gilligan’s Island: Among those who have joined us on one or more legs of the journey to Gaza as part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) are activists hailing from Spain, Israel, Norway, Malaysia, Canada (First Nations), Denmark […]

Swedish Freedom Flotilla: ‘The people of Gaza need us to act’

On Tuesday 15 May, three Swedish boats met in the Danish Straits near Copenhagen to start a voyage that would take them across channels and seas all the way to the Mediterranean and the coast of Palestine. This was a flotilla with a mission to defy Israel’s illegal siege on the Gaza Strip. After over a year’s […]

Gaza Flotilla Carrying Wounded For Cyprus

Gaza Flotilla Carrying Wounded For Cyprus Above Photo: A boat carrying patients and students sails towards Europe aiming to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza, at the sea in Gaza May 29, 2018. Mohammed Salem | Reuters A boat carrying 25 Palestinians has set off from Gaza’s port with intention of reaching Cyprus, defying a 12-year siege. […]

Freedom Flotilla Statement On Israeli Interception Of Gaza Flotilla

Freedom Flotilla Statement On Israeli Interception Of Gaza Flotilla Above Photo: From Jfp.freedomflotilla.org The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) condemns Israel’s brutal act of state piracy in attacking the aptly named Hurriya (Liberty) vessel which attempted to leave the port of Gaza today filled with people needing urgent medical assistance as well as students and crew, as they attempted […]

Flotilla carrying Gaza wounded set for bid to break Israeli siege

Two boats aim to defy the Israeli blockade as thousands of Palestinians wounded by the Israeli snipers in recent protests struggle for help. by Arwa Ibrahim Al Jazeera News GAZA  CONCENTRATION  CAMP Two boats are set to sail from the Gaza Strip in a bid to break an Israeli-imposed 11-year siege which has prevented medical supplies from getting […]

Freedom flotilla to depart Gaza, another sets sail from Copenhagen in bid to break Gaza blockade

The National Higher Committee for the Great Return March (NHCGRM) announced yesterday that a flotilla of ships is going to depart the Gaza Strip for breaking the siege imposed by the Israeli occupation forces for more than eleven years, which led to a dire and unlivable situation in the coastal enclave. In a press conference held at the […]

A New Flotilla Steams Towards Gaza

Elizabeth Murray is aboard a new flotilla to highlight the illegality of the 12-year old blockade that is choking the people of Gaza. By Elizabeth Murray  Special to Consortium News Elizabeth Murray about to board the Al-Awda (‘The Return’ in Arabic) “Islands Brygge,” an idyllic harbor park that stretches along the east bank of Copenhagen, […]

‘What did you do when Gaza was dying?’ A visit with the freedom flotilla in Copenhagen

There is a Freedom Flotilla to Gaza taking place this summer with several boats from various countries. Several boats docked in Copenhagen for a couple of days as part of their journey to Gaza, which they plan to reach in late July. From 2008 through to 2016, 31 boats have challenged the blockade. (The flotillas […]

Israeli Planes Strike Gaza Destroying Boat Preparing To Meet Aid Flotilla

Israeli  jets struck targets in the Gaza Strip destroying a boat which was preparing to meet other boats that were trying to sail through Israel’s naval blockade. According to local residents the vessel was due to sail to meet an aid flotilla on its way to Gaza The IDF claimed that Israeli planes bombed sites […]

Freedom Flotilla To Gaza Vessels In Copenhagen May 20-21

Freedom Flotilla To Gaza Vessels In Copenhagen May 20-21 Above Photo: From Jfp.freedomflotilla.org Sailing for the Right to a Just future for Palestine The Freedom Flotilla ship AlAwda (The Return), together with Ship to Gaza Sweden vessels Hurriya (Freedom) and Mairead (named for Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire who has previously sailed on three missions against the blockade of Gaza) are in Copenhagen on Sunday […]

ICC says Israel committed flotilla "war crimes" but refuses to investigate

Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 1 December 2017 Palestinian children hold pictures of those killed aboard the Mavi Marmara, on 31 May 2017, at a Gaza City commemoration of the seventh anniversary of Israel’s deadly attack on the ship. Ashraf Amra APA images The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague reaffirmed Thursday […]

Iranian naval flotilla to set sail for Oman today

Tasnim– The Iranian Navy’s 47th flotilla of warships will depart the country’s southern waters off the port city of Bandar Abbas for an overseas mission to Oman and then to international waters. The naval fleet, comprised of Alborz destroyer and Bushehr logistic warship, will start its voyage on Sunday after a ceremony in Bandar Abbas […]

Nasser Kandil: What if Washington followed Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel?

Written by Nasser Kandil, Washington knows the lie of the claims of its Saudi, Turkish and Israeli allies about their independence of it as they say in their public speech, it is aware that what they are doing is just to call it to accept their choices of escalation in Syria, and the continuation of […]

Clinton to Palestine: Drop dead

They are taking things to the next level on all fronts, no longer mention the words occupations and settlements means that’s it on to full legitimization. I’m wondering why the following is not worthy of attention on Mondoweiss? There you have it, clear as day. “In her presentation, Goldstein acknowledged that efforts to promote Israel […]

Confessions of Naval Intelligence Officer-JFK Assassination, UFO’s, ET’s, the Giza Pyramids and Cydonia Mars Connections

In Part One, I promised an answer to two questions as a result of my father’s work in Operation Paper Clip. By the way, they did not refer to their activities with captured Nazi scientists as Operation Paper Clip. The two questions were: Who killed JFK and why? What was […]

Israel Wages Lawfare Against Gaza Flotilla

Rick Perry, Texas Gov. The group also approached Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, who obligingly wrote a letter to Holder suggesting that the flotilla passengers might be prosecuted as Neutrality Act violators and terrorism supporters. Dershan-Leitner explains the passion behind Perry’s support: “I once spoke at a mission that Perry took part in, in Israel. […]

Warped Flotilla “Inquiry” Invites Mega-Mischief

  by Stuart Littlewood   Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed nine Turkish activists aboard the Freedom Flotilla — AFP  “Israel faces a real threat to its security from militant groups in Gaza. The naval blockade was imposed as a legitimate security measure in order to prevent weapons from entering Gaza by sea and its implementation […]

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