FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(LARNACA, 22 September 2008) – The Free Gaza Movement announced today that an international delegation of doctors, parliamentarians, and human rights workers will sail to Gaza aboard the SS Hope on Wednesday, September 24th. A press conference will be held on Wednesday at Larnaca Port prior to the ship’s departure.
The passengers on board include:
– 5 physicians from 4 countries
– human rights lawyers and monitors
– Jamal Zahalka, a member of the Israeli Knesset
– Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
– Mairead Maguire, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work in Belfast
According to Maguire, a world-renowned human rights campaigner, “This mission carries with it the hopes and wishes of many people around the world.”