{"id":13612,"date":"2010-05-08T11:35:33","date_gmt":"2010-05-08T17:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=13612"},"modified":"2010-05-08T11:35:33","modified_gmt":"2010-05-08T17:35:33","slug":"greta-berlin-free-gaza-movement-were-almost-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=13612","title":{"rendered":"Greta Berlin, Free Gaza Movement: We&#8217;re almost ready"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Greta Berlin, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freegaza.org\">Free Gaza Movement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re  almost ready. Our vessels are being loaded with construction materials,  specialized medical equipment, generators, pre-fab homes, water filtration  units, and school supplies for the children. Israel allows only 81 items into  Gaza, forcing the people to use tunnels to bring in supplies, barely keeping  their economy at subsistence level.<\/p>\n<p>When  asked why they refuse to allow supplies into Gaza, Israeli authorities  stated, \u201cIf we disclose what is allowed in and why\u2026 it would damage  our national security and harm foreign relations.\u201d BBC, May 3,  2010<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, we intend to open a sea route that will belong to the  Palestinians. Gaza is the only territory on the Mediterranean that has no right  to its sea, no right to fish more than a mile off its coast, no right to send  out its flowers, vegetables and fruit for trade to other nations. Israel\u2019s cruel  blockade has shut 1.5 million Palestinians into an open-air prison, allowing  only a trickle of aid through.<\/p>\n<p>We  cannot stand by and watch the people slowly starve and lose hope. Since our  governments appear to be impotent, we civilians from around the world are  stepping up instead.<\/p>\n<p>We carry the hopes and dreams  and prayers of thousands who have supported us over these past ten months, and  we take those well wishes with us to the people of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e_2EajGgS88\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e_2EajGgS88<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So  for the next few weeks as we finish loading supplies and passengers, we will  upload messages and well wishes like this one. Watch for them and send your own  wish to us. Become a part of this citizen\u2019s initiative by joining our Newslist,  TWITTER account, Facebook page and YouTube list, all on the front page of our  website.<\/p>\n<p>Write  to your representatives demanding they put Israel on notice for our safety and  the safety of our cargo.<\/p>\n<p>Then  watch our journey from the live feed on our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freegaza.org\/\">www.freegaza.org<\/a> beginning  soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Greta Berlin, Free Gaza Movement We&#8217;re almost ready. Our vessels are being loaded with construction materials, specialized medical equipment, generators, pre-fab homes, water filtration units, and school supplies for the children. 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