A flotilla of around 70 fishing boats moor on Dublin’s river Liffey, outside the city’s convention centre where parliament is currently sitting. Hundreds of fishermen spilled out of their boats in a march to air opposition to post-Brexit quotas, and other longstanding grievances in the sector. Wednesday marks the five year anniversary of the British […]
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Fishing flotilla sails to Irish parliament in protest of post-Brexit quotas
Flotilla Challenging Israel’s Blockade Continues Towards Gaza
We are possibly a more motley crew than the passengers aboard the S.S.Minnow in the old U.S. TV series Gilligan’s Island: Among those who have joined us on one or more legs of the journey to Gaza as part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) are activists hailing from Spain, Israel, Norway, Malaysia, Canada (First Nations), Denmark […]
Swedish Freedom Flotilla: ‘The people of Gaza need us to act’
On Tuesday 15 May, three Swedish boats met in the Danish Straits near Copenhagen to start a voyage that would take them across channels and seas all the way to the Mediterranean and the coast of Palestine. This was a flotilla with a mission to defy Israel’s illegal siege on the Gaza Strip. After over a year’s […]
Freedom Flotilla Statement On Israeli Interception Of Gaza Flotilla
Freedom Flotilla Statement On Israeli Interception Of Gaza Flotilla Above Photo: From Jfp.freedomflotilla.org The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) condemns Israel’s brutal act of state piracy in attacking the aptly named Hurriya (Liberty) vessel which attempted to leave the port of Gaza today filled with people needing urgent medical assistance as well as students and crew, as they attempted […]
Freedom flotilla to depart Gaza, another sets sail from Copenhagen in bid to break Gaza blockade
The National Higher Committee for the Great Return March (NHCGRM) announced yesterday that a flotilla of ships is going to depart the Gaza Strip for breaking the siege imposed by the Israeli occupation forces for more than eleven years, which led to a dire and unlivable situation in the coastal enclave. In a press conference held at the […]
A New Flotilla Steams Towards Gaza
Elizabeth Murray is aboard a new flotilla to highlight the illegality of the 12-year old blockade that is choking the people of Gaza. By Elizabeth Murray Special to Consortium News Elizabeth Murray about to board the Al-Awda (‘The Return’ in Arabic) “Islands Brygge,” an idyllic harbor park that stretches along the east bank of Copenhagen, […]
Freedom Flotilla To Gaza Vessels In Copenhagen May 20-21
Freedom Flotilla To Gaza Vessels In Copenhagen May 20-21 Above Photo: From Jfp.freedomflotilla.org Sailing for the Right to a Just future for Palestine The Freedom Flotilla ship AlAwda (The Return), together with Ship to Gaza Sweden vessels Hurriya (Freedom) and Mairead (named for Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire who has previously sailed on three missions against the blockade of Gaza) are in Copenhagen on Sunday […]
ICC says Israel committed flotilla "war crimes" but refuses to investigate
Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 1 December 2017 Palestinian children hold pictures of those killed aboard the Mavi Marmara, on 31 May 2017, at a Gaza City commemoration of the seventh anniversary of Israel’s deadly attack on the ship. Ashraf Amra APA images The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague reaffirmed Thursday […]
Iranian naval flotilla to set sail for Oman today
Tasnim– The Iranian Navy’s 47th flotilla of warships will depart the country’s southern waters off the port city of Bandar Abbas for an overseas mission to Oman and then to international waters. The naval fleet, comprised of Alborz destroyer and Bushehr logistic warship, will start its voyage on Sunday after a ceremony in Bandar Abbas […]
Nasser Kandil: What if Washington followed Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel?
Written by Nasser Kandil, Washington knows the lie of the claims of its Saudi, Turkish and Israeli allies about their independence of it as they say in their public speech, it is aware that what they are doing is just to call it to accept their choices of escalation in Syria, and the continuation of […]
Clinton to Palestine: Drop dead
They are taking things to the next level on all fronts, no longer mention the words occupations and settlements means that’s it on to full legitimization. I’m wondering why the following is not worthy of attention on Mondoweiss? There you have it, clear as day. “In her presentation, Goldstein acknowledged that efforts to promote Israel […]
Israel Wages Lawfare Against Gaza Flotilla
Rick Perry, Texas Gov. The group also approached Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, who obligingly wrote a letter to Holder suggesting that the flotilla passengers might be prosecuted as Neutrality Act violators and terrorism supporters. Dershan-Leitner explains the passion behind Perry’s support: “I once spoke at a mission that Perry took part in, in Israel. […]
Warped Flotilla “Inquiry” Invites Mega-Mischief
by Stuart Littlewood Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed nine Turkish activists aboard the Freedom Flotilla — AFP “Israel faces a real threat to its security from militant groups in Gaza. The naval blockade was imposed as a legitimate security measure in order to prevent weapons from entering Gaza by sea and its implementation […]