{"id":15778,"date":"2011-07-17T05:00:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-17T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=15778"},"modified":"2011-07-17T05:00:25","modified_gmt":"2011-07-17T11:00:25","slug":"french-boat-dignite-of-freedom-flotilla-ii-leaves-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=15778","title":{"rendered":"French boat Dignit\u00e9 of Freedom Flotilla II leaves Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"

16 July 2011
\nFor Immediate Release<\/em><\/p>\n

French boat Dignit\u00e9 of Freedom Flotilla II leaves Greece<\/strong><\/p>\n

The French boat \u201cDignit\u00e9\/Karama\u201d (Dignity) left the Greek island Kastellorizo around 8:30PM local time on Saturday July 16, 2011, heading south. The ten passengers onboard view themselves as representatives of the whole Freedom Flotilla II \u2013 Stay Human. The rest of the Flotilla\u2019s ships have been detained in different Greek ports, through bureaucratic obstruction, sabotage, sudden restrictions and withdrawals of flags.<\/p>\n

The Dignit\u00e9, sailing under a French flag, left Corsica on June 25th, and has, over the past weeks, been in Greek waters. It has now left\u2013 so far without being followed by the Greek coast guard or Navy.<\/p>\n

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Among the delegates on board is Jacqueline Le Corre, member of the French Communist Party, Jean Claude Lefort, former French Member of the European Parliament, as well as representatives of the Canadian, French, Greek and Swedish initiatives within Freedom Flotilla II. Onboard the Dignit\u00e9 are also renowned Israeli journalist Amira Hass, reporting for Haaretz, and a team from Al-Jazeera TV. (Full list of passengers below).<\/p>\n

Kastellorizo, in the far east of the Greek archipelago, is only miles from Turkish mainland. A substantial part of Kastellorizo\u2019s population fled during the Second World War to Gaza, where they stayed for years. The present mayor of the island, Paul Panigiris, was born in Gaza, and feels strongly, as do many other people from Kastellorizo, for a population that once hosted them and is now under siege.<\/p>\n

The action of Dignit\u00e9 is not a mini-version of Freedom Flotilla 2, but a first wave that will be followed by others. It is a message to the Israeli government, to the international community and to the besieged people of Gaza: The Free Gaza Movement and the coalition of Freedom Flotilla II are not giving up until the inhumane and illegitimate blockade of Gaza is lifted.<\/p>\n

Gaza, we are coming!<\/p>\n

www.freegaza.org<\/a>
\nwww.witnessgaza.com<\/a>
\nwww.freedomflotilla.eu<\/a><\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

Passengers on the Dignit\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n

St\u00e9phan Corriveau<\/strong>, Coordinator of Canadian boat to Gaza<\/p>\n

Dror Feiler<\/strong>, spokesperson of Ship to Gaza-Sweden, President of the European Jews for a Just Peace, artist, musician, composer<\/p>\n

J\u00e9r\u00f4me Gleizes<\/strong>, France, Europe Ecologie Les Verts<\/p>\n

Jacqueline Le Corre<\/strong>, France, M\u00e9decin-Collectif 14 de soutien au peuple palestinien, member of Parti communiste francais<\/p>\n

Jean Claude Lefort<\/strong>, former MEP, French Communist Party \u2013PCF<\/p>\n

Claude L\u00e9ostic,<\/strong> spokesperson of Un bateau fran\u00e7ais pour Gaza<\/p>\n

Yamin Makri<\/strong>, France, Collectif 69 de soutien au peuple palestinien<\/p>\n

Omeyya Naoufel Seddik<\/strong>, Tunisian, F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des Tunisiens pour une citoyennet\u00e9 des deux rives (FTCR), and Ligue tunisienne des Droits de l’Homme (LTDH), Phd in Political Science<\/p>\n

Thomas Sommer-Houdeville<\/strong>, spokesperson of Un bateau fran\u00e7ais pour Gaza, Researcher, Political Sciecnce, Middle East Studies, at the Institut francais du proche Orient<\/p>\n

Vangelis Pissias<\/strong>, spokesperson of Ship to Gaza-Greece, Professor at Technical University<\/em> of Athens<\/p>\n

Amira Hass<\/strong>, Israeli journalist – Haaretz<\/p>\n

Ayyache Derradji<\/strong>, Journalist from Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

St\u00e9phane Guida<\/strong>, Cameraman from Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Zacharia Stylianakis<\/strong>, Captain<\/p>\n

Hilaire Folacci<\/strong>, Mariner<\/p>\n

Yannick Voisin<\/strong>, Mariner<\/p>\n

Jo Leguen<\/strong>, Navigator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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