Monthly Archives: August 2008

5 August 2008 Tzipi Livni Foreign Affairs Minister, Israel Dear Foreign Minister Livni: On behalf of the Free Gaza Movement, we would like to formally invite you to join us on our upcoming voyage from Cyprus to the Gaza Strip. … Continue reading →

The Free Gaza Movement 3 August 2008 Dear Family, Friends, and Supporters, A dozen volunteers from the UK, Greece, Palestine, Australia, Spain and Ireland are scattered about Greece, getting two boats ready to sail to Cyprus. There we’ll pick up … Continue reading →

John Bentley, From the Road, 4 August 2008 “I was looking at the Sturgis schedule and noticed that you have a beauty pageant and so I encouraged Cindy to compete,” McCain said to cheers from the (mostly male) crowd. “With … Continue reading →

Rachel Williams, The Guardian, 5 August 2008 A group of activists including Tony Blair’s sister-in-law Lauren Booth plans to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip by sailing into the Palestinian territory. Some 46 campaigners, among them several Britons, a … Continue reading →

An open letter by Bassam Aramin, co-founder of Combatants for Peace Translated from the Arabic by Miriam Asnes Dear Hisam, father of Ahmed, may he rest in peace, I learned of the death of your son, Ahmed Musa, through a … Continue reading →