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Blockade-running boat activists tour Gaza Strip |
2008-08-25 |
Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists from 17 countries toured the Gaza Strip on Sunday after their two fishing boats were allowed in despite an Israeli naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory. Mostly American and British, they include Lauren Booth, sister-in-law of former British premier Tony Blair who is now an international Middle East peace envoy. They also include Jeff Halper, an Israeli Jewish activist. The boats made the 370-kilometre voyage from Larnaca port on Cyprus's south coast and carried 200 hearing aids for Gaza children and 5,000 balloons. The activists plan to stay in Gaza for 10 days and visit hospitals, universities and refugee camps before sailing back to Cyprus aboard the two boats, according to the organisers. |
Posted by:Fred |
#3 "Hey - where'd our boat go?..." |
Posted by: Andy Hupising8050 2008-08-25 23:41 |
#2 Paleostinians have to understand that this was just a symbolic breaking of the siege, rather than anything substantial, like bringing in food, or more importantly, weapons and ammunition. Of course, if the blockade runners had been bringing in anything more than symbols, they would have probably been intercepted or sunk by the Israeli navy. |
Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-08-25 19:25 |
#1 Aw, geez. That's gratitude for ya... Palestinians: Leftist boats didn't bring enough food Palestinian disappointment™: A Gaza activist told Ynet Saturday that local residents were disappointed by the small quantities of food brought in by two boats carrying international leftist activists. "Many people thought these boats will make a significant contribution to break the siege, not only politically but also in terms of brining in goods, equipment, food, and medicine," he said. "However, once it turned out these boats contain too little food and mostly activists…some people left the beach disappointed." Yeah, but they brought lots of anti Zionist balloons "for the children"... |
Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-25 08:39 |