The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) mourns the loss of life in the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel. We call for an immediate end to Israeli violations of human rights which have resulted in the deaths of so many Palestinians and Israelis. This week, Palestinians held captive for the past 17 years in […]
Hege Bae Nyholt is a member of the Norwegian Parliament, representing The Red Party, and is Chair of the Standing Committee on Education and Research. Hege has been an activist in the solidarity movement all her life. She was staying in Bethlehem in 2000 at the time of the second intifada and has worked in
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Continuing the boat «Handala»‘s tour of Sweden, join us in Göteborg August 11 and 13 as we support the Freedom Flotilla in breaking the inhumane and illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza! Come and show your support for Palestine/Gaza and the boat Handala, which sails «For the children of Gaza». Bring your or many Palestinian flags!
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I am a 55-year-old teacher from Gothenburg, Sweden. I have four fantastic children however only one remains at home. Three of them are my own but the oldest is found family, she is Palestinian from the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut. She lived with us for several years but now she has her own family
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With the boat Handala we aim to break the inhumane and illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza!Come and show your support for Palestine and Gaza. Come and welcome Handala and its crew, which sail “For the Children of Gaza” when it arrives in the guest harbor in Halmstad.Bring your or many Palestinian flags! Let’s be many
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Handala with its international crew arrived in Hamburg harbour the afternoon of Monday July 31st. The welcome party on Tuesday, August 1st was held under the elevated railway bridge at Baumwall due to the rain and for this reason the musical performance unfortunately couldn’t take place. Nevertheless, despite the rain pouring down again and again,
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Tuesday morning, July 25, Palestine activists and members of the Dutch Palestinian community received the Gaza Freedom Flotilla boat Handala in the Rotterdam harbor. They met the crew and were given a tour of the boat. On Wednesday there was a public panel discussion at the Wijkpaleis center. Food, connection, and solidarity were shared. The
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TV coverage of Handala in Bristol by Alghad TV (in Arabic). Includes multiple interviews.
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I am from Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. As a social worker I am concerned about children welfare. It is important that we speak out about the situation for children in Gaza, and for me the possibility to join the Freedom Flotilla for a week feels like a good opportunity to contribute to
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Palestine Chronicle article «This year the Freedom Flotilla boat, the Handala, is sailing across Europe to build support for the Palestinian people.»