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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

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Freedom Flotilla 2020: For the Children of Gaza

After joining other civil society organizations in The Hague on Friday November 29 calling on the International Criminal Court to take action and prosecute Israeli crimes against Palestinians, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition met in Rotterdam this weekend to plan our May 2020 sailing towards Gaza with these important goals: To challenge and end the illegal

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Freedom Flotilla Preparing to Sail to Gaza in 2020 to raise awareness about Palestinian youth in Gaza

In 2012, the UN predicted that Gaza was on track to become \”unliveable\” by 2020. In 2017, the UN acknowledged that the \”unliveability\” threshold had already been passed. Despite this, \”somehow, families in Gaza find ways to ‘make do’.\” In Spring 2020, the next Freedom Flotilla will sail again to challenge the 12 year, illegal

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The role of Women in the Palestinian Popular Resistance

Conference participants at the entrance of the European Parliament On 26 September the conference, ‘The role of women in the Palestinian Popular Resistance’ took place in the European Parliament, with more than 90 people including representatives of Women’s Boat to Gaza and the Freedom Flotilla in attendance. The conference was organized by the Unadikun Association

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Freedom Flotilla III: Marianne approaches Gaza, sailing boats return back

According to Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s latest contact with the “Marianne” at 2AM (Gaza time), the boat is aproximately 105 nautical miles and continues on its course towards the Palestinian territorial waters and the port of Gaza. It is expected to reach its destination during the next 24 hours.

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