Posts Tagged ‘IHH’
Yorkshire Woman’s Freedom Flotilla Experience
July 31st, 2010 • Film & Documentary, News
Tags: attack, flotilla, freedom flotilla, gaza, IHH, News, report, tv, yorkshire
“A woman from Huddersfield has been speaking today of her determination to return to Palestine to complete the aid mission she never completed. Paveen Yaqoob was on board the ship stormed by Israelii troops back in May. She now vows to continue humanitarain work in memory of her nineteen year old friend who was among the nine Turkish people killed.” — ITV Yorkshire Regional News, Sat 31 July ’10
In the clip, Paveen can be seen reading the recently published report from IHH about the Freedom Flotilla. Download here…
[Thanks to Jim for sending the video link]
Flotilla Survivor Kenneth O’Keefe
July 1st, 2010 • Awareness, Events, Film & Documentary, News
Tags: boats, flotilla, freegaza, gaza, IHH, Kenneth O'Keefe, piracy
BBC HARDtalk: Gaza blockade easing ‘worth’ flotilla lives
Israel has eased its blockade on the Gaza Strip, not by as much as some would like, but the Middle East envoy Tony Blair has said it is a “good start”.
It follows the death of nine Turkish activists killed by Israeli soldiers when they raided an aid flotilla as it tried to break the naval blockade on Gaza.
Kenneth O’Keefe was on that boat and he was involved in the violence. Sarah Montague asks him whether it was worth it.
UK residents can watch online here…
More links and material from Ken and the flotilla at The Gaza Flotilla archive
42-page Flotilla Report
July 1st, 2010 • Action, Awareness, Events, News
Tags: attack, flotilla, freegaza, gaza, IHH, priacy, report
from Freegaza, a 42 page comprehensive Report and contains many full resolution photographs. Please download, read and distribute to all your lists and media contacts.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Istanbul, June 29, 2010)
On May 31, 2010, the six ships in the Freedom Flotilla were 75 miles away from the coast of Israel. We constantly reiterated that we were traveling in peace and carrying nothing but humanitarian and construction aid to the people of Gaza. At around 3:00 am, the battleships were still following us along with nearly 30 zodiacs that surrounded the flotilla in international waters.
At 4:10 am, messages from the ship, Define, stated, “Mavi Marmara, all of the boats and ships are approaching you.” Shortly after, when most of the participants were performing their morning prayers, pursuit boats carrying masked, armed soldiers came alongside the boats. At least 10 Israeli soldiers were in every boat. As they tried to get on board, they began shooting. Then we heard sounds that were similar to gas bombs. The third sound was the constant sound of machine gun fire. At the same time, military helicopters full of armed soldiers rappeled down, shooting as they descended.
This operation was hostile from the very beginning, directed towards killing and killing as many as possible. Israeli soldiers did not open fire on the ships as a warning. They opened fire to kill. The first two people on board were shot in the head, killing them instantly.
For a detailed report on who IHH is, why they joined the flotilla and what happened on that fateful morning, please download the report here… (pdf)
Skip a Latte, Rebuild a Home.
April 25th, 2010 • 1 comment Action, Awareness, News
Tags: cement, convoy, cyprus, FGM, free gaza movement, gaza, IHH, sail, ship, turkey
Reading PSC is proud to launch our online fundraising effort for the next Convoy to Gaza – a flotilla of 10 ships sailing from Turkey, Cyprus, Ireland, Greece and Belgium.
Use our Interactive-Cement-Bag™ to donate as many 25kg bags of cement as you can to the people of Gaza – even one £3 bag will make a huge difference:
Visit our Convoy page for more information…
Al Jazeera Report on Cement & Gaza (thx to Ramsey@AJE)
Gaza Boat Convoy Event: April 16, London
April 11th, 2010 • Action, Events, News
Tags: convoy, event, free gaza movement, fundraising, gaza boat convoy, IHH, london
Reading PSC is planning on fundraising events for the boat convoy organised by IHH and FGM (above), but here’s one coming up next week in London:
7pm Friday 16th April
at St John on Bethnal Green
- LIVE VIDEO LINK UP with GAZA musicians and speakers
from London side:
Caoimhe Butterly (eyewitness to Gaza massacre as volunteer on ambulances)
- Sameh Habeeb (journalist and speaker from Palestine)
- Viva Palestina convoy members
- ZAYTOUN STALL
- +more to be confirmed
THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT HOT & COLD FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BUY!!
Proceeds to the siege-breaking campaign, so come and have dinner anyway… donations also to be gratefully received.
St John on Bethnal Green is located on the corner of Cambridge Heath Road and Roman Road, next to the V&A Museum of Childhood.
Please come and please forward info to anyone you think would like, appreciate or be interested. If you’d like to donate food to sell please also get in touch.
Contact Laura via GazaBoatConvoy.co.uk
Gaza Boat Convoy
March 23rd, 2010 • Action, Events, News
Tags: boat, convoy, gaza, IHH, sea, ship, turkey
The Turkish organisation that was involved with Viva Palestina Convoy 3 is organising a sea-based convoy to Gaza:
The IHH (along with Viva Palestina) broke the Gaza embargo with an overland convoy and now IHH are preparing to break it via sea route with the Free Gaza Movement.
GazaBoatConvoy.co.uk
IHH.org.tr/filistin
It has been confirmed by I.H.H. that the sailing of the boat convoy will be delayed until the first week of May, this is due to the huge international response to this venture.
I.H.H. now have a cargo ship of 3,200 tons to be filled with building supplies and medical aid for Gaza. They decided rather than many small boats that a large cargo ship is more suitable. Countries taking part in the boat convoy are Turkey, U.K., Ireland, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordon. The total number so far of ships taking part is 10.
You can register here…
A short interview about the boat convoy is on Remember Palestine this week on Press T.V. Tuesday 19.00 and repeated on Saturday at 12.05.
