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Sailing For the Children of Gaza
After the global pandemic pause, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition is now set to resume our sailing to challenge the illegal, immoral and inhuman blockade of Gaza. We met in London between 4-6 November with representatives of our member campaigns from different countries (Norway, Malaysia, US, Sweden, Canada, France, New Zealand, Turkey and the International Committee […]
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Barbara Briggs-Letson PRESENTE!
Gaza Freedom Flotilla supporter and participant, 88-year-old Barbara Briggs-Letson passed on August 17 with her family and friends by her side. Barbara had a long history with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. She was a key ground crew member in 2011 with the #US Boat to Gaza Audacity of Hope in Athens. In 2016, she was […]
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Nakba Commemoration – Rotterdam, The Netherlands
In Rotterdam, two events took place in commemoration of Nakba Day, May 15, 2022. The first was an exhibit entitled: “Nakba has deep meaning for me.” It was held at Verhalenhuis Belvédère; Rechthuislaan 1, 3072 LB Katendrecht, Rotterdam. In the exhibition, artist duo Gil & Moti show their new video work ‘…After that no more […]
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Un Bateau Pour Gaza – La Rochelle, France
Virtual Boat in La Rochelle, France June 1, 2022 Amis de Gaza et de la Palestine, Bonjour ! (Friends of Gaza and Palestine Hello!) AFPS17 (Association France Palestine Solidarité), Peace Movement, Cuba friends, Artisans du Monde, Amnesty International, some political groups, trade unions, and others) made a collaborative information dissemination and action for Palestine. Information […]
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Nakba and Shireen Abu Akleh Commemoration – Oslo, Norway
On May 14, 2022, Ship to Gaza Norway and The Palestine Committee of Norway held a demonstration in front of the Norwegian Parliament and through the streets of Oslo. The main topic was Nakba, and of course the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh (Note the symbolic coffin on some of the pictures). Organizers spoke about […]
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Freedom Flotilla sailing virtually
For the last two years COVID19 restrictions have prevented the Freedom Flotilla Coalition from sailing to challenge the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza. In 2022, instead of sailing boats through Europe to Gaza, FFC partners and supporters are holding local solidarity actions and events to let Palestinian people in Gaza know that we have not […]
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Palestinian Civil Society Under Threat
On 22 October 2021, the Israeli Defence Ministry issued a military order accusing six Palestinian NGOs (Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq, Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees and the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees) of being affiliates of the Popular Front for […]
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FFC Ambulance in Service in Gaza
Article in The Palestine Chronicle describing the result of contributions by Freedom Flotilla Coalition members to alleviate medical transport needs in Gaza.
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Freedom Flotilla-sponsored ambulance serving disabled patients in Gaza
The #ambulance sponsored by Freedom Flotilla Coalition campaigns on the international Miles of Smiles solidarity #convoy, is now busy serving the needs of disabled patients in Gaza. The specially fitted ambulance has been assigned to the Outreach program of the Benevolent Society for Disabled People to transport patients to and from rehabilitation and medical services […]
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New Ambulances Arrive in Gaza!
Thanks to Freedom Flotilla Coalition member Kia Ora Gaza out of New Zealand who have been leading the FFC support on this ambulance project. They report: Soon after the ‘Peace Train’ solidarity convoy of 27 ambulances broke through the siege and rolled in to Gaza yesterday, convoy representative Abdullah Al-Hajjar from ‘Miles of Smiles’ partner, […]
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The Ambulances Are Gaza-Bound!
27 new and fully-equipped ambulances have been loaded on trailers and are traveling through the Sinai towards Gaza. These ambulances, headed to bomb-ravaged Gaza from Egypt, are part of an international solidarity mission to help resurrect the besieged enclave’s health services devastated by Israel’s siege and recurring brutal bombardments.
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The May 2021 Massacre
See coverage most Western media don’t show us on what happened in May 2021. This Al Jazeera program entitled “60-Minute Warning” provides both context and details of what was destroyed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
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Health Crisis in Gaza-Exclusive Interview
VIDEO: An exclusive interview with Dr Medhat Abbas, spokesperson for Gaza’s Ministry of Health, on 18 August 2021. Dr Abbas describes the current health crisis facing Gaza in the aftermath of Israel’s devastating 11-day bombardment in May, and their crippling 15 year siege, plus the Covid pandemic. Interviewer: Gaza journalist Wafaa Aludaini for Kia Ora […]
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Australian FFC Member Interview
Interview with James Godfrey on Solidarity with Palestine & much more. James Godfrey, from Gaza Freedom Flotilla Australia, discusses being part of the struggle for Palestinian liberation and justice, solidarity, and details about previous flotilla efforts. PressCast Interview with James Godfrey
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The Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza Requires Ending the Blockade
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), consisting of 12 international partner campaigns, expresses its profound sadness regarding the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza and our outrage at its political causes. In 2012, the UN declared that the Gaza Strip would be uninhabitable by 2020. One year later and once again, Israel has led another brutal aerial, […]
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No to EastMed, Stand with Palestine: The EastMed fossil imperialist project and solidarity with the Palestinian resistance
Source While the liberation struggles of the oppressed and exploited have always been struggles over material resources and over what relations humans should have with their natural environment, recent periods have brought the struggles to stop environmental destruction and climate change to the fore, all across the imperialist world system, from peripheries to metropoles. Similarly, […]
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Honouring and mourning Mary Hughes Thompson
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition mourns the passing and celebrates the life of the great Palestinian activist Mary Hughes Thompson. Mary was one of the co-founders of the Free Gaza Movement that created, coordinated and organized the only boats that have broken the 53 year Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. In 2008, Free Gaza boats made […]
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UN General Assembly Reaffirms Palestinian Sovereignty
On December 3, 2020, the UN General Assembly passed resolution 75/236 entitled: “Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.” The resolution passed with 153 countries voting in favor, 6 against, and 17 abstaining. The […]
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Dr. Haidar Eid reminds us of Dec. 27, 2008
{:en} Dr. Haidar Eid from Gaza reminds us of December 27, 2008 when Israel attacked the civilian population it is responsible for defending. This was a massacre with approximately 1400 Palestinian deaths in contrast to 13 Israeli casualties. Dr. Eid reminds members of civil society world-wide of the need for people of conscience to take action […]
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It is time for the ICC to finally open the investigation on Israel/Palestine!
9 November 2020 Raji Sourani, Principal Counsel and Legal Representative of Victims before the ICC, Director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Gaza, Palestine. It took the ICC Prosecutor five years to conclude her preliminary examination on the Situation in Palestine, which found “a reasonable basis” to believe that “war crimes have been or […]
