We had a delightful crossing from Lisbon, to the Atlantic through the Strait of Gibraltar. When approaching Vélez in Malaga a local fishing boat followed us to the harbour, it was such a powerful surprise as we did not expect it. At the harbour, hundreds of people gathered together in support of the Flotilla. Lina […]
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The Freedom Flotilla with its ship Handala arrives this Sunday July 14 in the port of Dénia (Alicante) in its journey towards Gaza to denounce the genocide that Israel is carrying out against the Palestinians of Gaza in the face of international passivity, and to denounce decades of Israeli occupation of Palestine. Handala arrives in
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With the determination that comes from being on the right side of justice and humanity, the Freedom Flotilla with its ship Handala continues its tireless journey through European ports seeking solidarity and support for the Palestinians of Gaza. After reaching the Mediterranean, on Tuesday, July 9, Handala is scheduled to arrive from Lisbon to the
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Lisbon, Portugal Our flotilla had a peaceful cruise to Lisbon. Along the way, a sunset thrilled members of the Flotilla who were on the boat. Months before, we tried to send several emails to book a port in Lisbon but until the last moment we arrived in Lisbon, our Flotilla did not have a port
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Press release: Aos órgãos de Comunicação Social Lisboa recebe entre 3 e 6 de Julho, o Handala – embarcação pertencente à Flotilha da Liberdade. Com o lema “Para as crianças de Gaza”, ativistas solidários com a Palestina pertencentes à Coligação da Flotilha da Liberdade irão atracar em Lisboa, a bordo do Handala, no próximo dia
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We left Santander accompanied by a small boat from the local community that followed us to the entrance to the open sea. We sailed calmly to the vicinity of A Coruña, where we were informed that the berth in port where we were supposed to dock had been canceled. Over the next few hours, our
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La Flotilla de la Libertad llega a A Coruña con el barco Handala El 27 de junio el Handala arriba al puerto de A Coruña en su navegación hacia Gaza para denunciar el genocidio en curso, el asedio medieval al que está Israel sometiendo a su población y la ocupación de toda Palestina. Recalará en
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We left La Rochelle on Friday, June 21st, at 3:00. The weather was calm, though that didn’t last. Overnight things got rather “roughy”, as Capt. Wellu likes to call it, and by noon, most of us were under deck again. Capt. Wellu, Aoife, Bob, and Youssef worked around the clock to navigate around the storms.
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On our way to La Rochelle, we were followed by the French Navy. After a while, they established a communication with Handala where they asked us a number of questions. After that, they left us as we kept our journey to our destination. Also en route to La Rochelle, we were informed that we had
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Cliquez ici pour lire en français ‘Handala’ about to Land in Brest, France: Warm Welcome and Exciting Events Await We are thrilled to announce that ‘Handala’ is about to reach Brest, France! The ship is set to arrive and host a series of events from June 12th to 15th. In anticipation of our arrival,
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