Hashtag is #UnblockGazaMay31 but DO NOT START UNTIL 10AM ET! Sample tweets below. Countdown: https://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/gazaday-countdown On April 29, 2014, Gaza’s Ark—a refurbished boat that was set to sail in June from the port of Gaza out to sea carrying Palestinian export goods—was sabotaged when explosive devices caused substantial damage to its hull. Repairing the boat…
Earlier today, the two ships that compose the Freedom Waves flotilla to Gaza–the Saoirse and the Tahrir–were commandeered by the Israeli Defense Forces. The IDF has since released two videos. One video portrays the boarding of both vessels and is heavily edited. Still, we can clearly see the use of a water cannon on the…
Contacts: Jane Hirschmann 917-679-8343, 212-222-6721 Felice Gelman 917-912-2597 Medea Benjamin (in Turkey with ground crew) 90 531 888 8927 BOATS EN ROUTE TO GAZA SURROUNDED BY ISRAELI WARSHIPS New York – November 4, 2011 At 7:43 am ground support crew lost contact with two ships, the Saoirse of Ireland and the Tahrir of Canada, carrying…
This map was made by Benjamin Doherty at the Electronic Intifada. Get the embed code at the link and post the map on your website or blog. You can also track the Tahrir here.
BREAKING NEWS For immediate release, November 2, 2011 Contact: In New York: Felice Gelman, 917-912-2597, 917 679 8343 At sea: phone numbers will be released when you call the above press contact TWO BOATS WITH PASSENGERS FROM 5 COUNTRIES (INCLUDING THE U.S.) HAVE SET SAIL TO GAZA Organizers say: “It is time to lift the…
Call Secretary Hillary Clinton at the State Department: 202-647-5291 Call the White House: 202-456-1414 Talking Points: – Gaza has been under siege since mid-2006, depriving 1.6 million people of their liberty and basic human rights. – Although the siege has been condemned by the United Nations, the Red Cross, and many national governments as in…
Last week, renowned author Christopher Hitchens published a column highly critical of those who attempted to sail to Gaza on the Freedom Flotilla earlier this month. In the article, he sharply questions the flotilla participants’ “political ambitions,” which he suggests are linked to those of Hamas, Hezbollah and even Osama bin Laden. Presumably, Hitchens would…
For Immediate Release June 27, 2011 Media Contacts: Athens/en route to Gaza: Robert Naiman, naiman [at] justforeignpolicy.org Washington, DC: Kate Gould, press [at] justforeignpolicy.org WASHINGTON, DC: On Friday, June 24, six members of Congress wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking her to “do everything in your power” to help “ensure the safety of…
Sometimes the Israeli occupation authorities and their allies try to project a "mad dog" image to their opponents: don’t bother trying to resist our power, because we are ready to crush you by any means necessary, and no-one who matters to us will care what means we use. But as the Israeli government reaction to…