UPDATE 11:30AM: The IDF is reporting that it has boarded the two ships that compose the Freedom Waves flotila–the Saoirse and the Tahrir— and are now towing to Ashdod. Once there, the peace activists on board will be handed over to the Israel police. The boats were seized in international waters. One American, Kit Kittredge,…
Contacts: Jane Hirschmann 917-679-8343, 212-222-6721 Felice Gelman 917-912-2597 Medea Benjamin (in Turkey with ground crew) 90 531 888 8927 BOATS EN ROUTE TO GAZA SURROUNDED BY ISRAELI WARSHIPS New York – November 4, 2011 At 7:43 am ground support crew lost contact with two ships, the Saoirse of Ireland and the Tahrir of Canada, carrying…
This map was made by Benjamin Doherty at the Electronic Intifada. Get the embed code at the link and post the map on your website or blog. You can also track the Tahrir here.
BREAKING NEWS For immediate release, November 2, 2011 Contact: In New York: Felice Gelman, 917-912-2597, 917 679 8343 At sea: phone numbers will be released when you call the above press contact TWO BOATS WITH PASSENGERS FROM 5 COUNTRIES (INCLUDING THE U.S.) HAVE SET SAIL TO GAZA Organizers say: “It is time to lift the…
Call Secretary Hillary Clinton at the State Department: 202-647-5291 Call the White House: 202-456-1414 Talking Points: – Gaza has been under siege since mid-2006, depriving 1.6 million people of their liberty and basic human rights. – Although the siege has been condemned by the United Nations, the Red Cross, and many national governments as in…
So asketh the website of a British venture, Trango Special Projects, according to a New York Times article published this past weekend. The piece provides a snapshot of the avaricious intentions of the West for the newly-liberated Libya. The anticipation of profits and priority access for the Transitional National Council’s NATO backers is described in…
Earlier today, in defiance of the United States and Israel, Palestine was admitted as a full member of the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by a vote of 107 to 14, with 52 abstentions. Those who voted in favor of admission included France and Belgium, along with China, Russia, Brazil, India, and…
If you haven’t seen the video of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reacting to reports that Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi had been killed, then you’re in for a fright. That she mutilated a classic quote can be forgiven. But that the face of US foreign policy so brazenly invoked the notions of conquering and imperialism…
Now that the UN Security Council has cancelled its authorization for the NATO mission in Libya, October 31 is expected to mark the end of the West’s (overt) military involvement in the country. With this end, so too will likely follow the end of media and public interest. Without a zany dictator to hunt down…
On Saturday, NATO Secretary General Fogh Rassmussen made a preliminary announcement that operations in Libya were going to end October 31. Confirmation of the departure date was supposed to occur at a meeting of the alliance today. However, that meeting has been delayed until Friday because Mustafa Abdel Jalil, leader of Libya’s transitional government, has…