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shira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 07:36 PM
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Another 'Free Gaza' boat to set sail
International protesters say they are making a repeat voyage to Gaza to bring aid to Palestinians in defiance of Israel's blockade.

Free Gaza organizer Greta Berlin said 29 protesters will sail from Cyprus on October 28 for the estimated 24-hour trip to the Strip.

Berlin said Wednesday the group has converted a fishing boat to safely ferry the protesters and a symbolic shipment of medical aid to Gaza.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3611900,00.html
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shira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 07:43 PM
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1. Sailing from Cyprus (now twice) to protest occupation in order to deliver 'symbolic' aid?
Edited on Thu Oct-23-08 07:50 PM by shira
Northern Cyprus has been occupied by Turkey for over 30 years. But maybe that occupation doesn't count. So no biggie sailing from one occupied country to another, right?

Also - I'm betting Gazan management would rather have a 'symbolic' shipment of weapons rather than medical aid. It hasn't even been 60 days since Hamas gave pink slips to 50 doctors and allowed 70% of their other doctors to go on strike to protest it. And now the Hamas management can use this 'symbolic' medical aid?

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hWJQIVGOKaU9Y2RhjAtCuepiBPGw

It's hard to take this shit seriously.
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