Two South Africans who were part of a team of activists attempting to bring aid to the Gaza Strip in Palestine by boat, will return home on Wednesday morning, the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P) said. University of KwaZulu-Natal academic‚ theologian and activist Chris Le Bruyns and Ismail Moola, one[…]
Two South Africans, part of the recently-intercepted Freedom Flotilla that attempted to break an eight year Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip, returned to South Africa via OR Tambo Airport on Wednesday morning. Dr. Clint Le Bruyns was on-board a standby vessel, while Ismail Moola provided logistical support for three[…]
Four of the Freedom Flotilla activists aboard the Marianne ship have been released from custody, after they were arrested at Ashod port on Monday evening for attempting to break the siege on Gaza. Former Tunisian president Dr Monsef Marzuki, Israeli Knesset member Bassel Ghattas and European Parliament member Ana Miranda[…]
With uncertainty around the safety of activists aboard the Marianne, South African pro-Palestinian solidarity groups have lashed out at the interception of the Freedom Flotilla III by the Israeli regime. A flotilla of boats destined for Gaza was intercepted in international waters during the early hours of Monday morning. The[…]
A KwaZulu-Natal University academic‚ theologian and activist – who is part of a team of activists attempting to bring aid to the Gaza Strip in Palestine by boat – was not on a vessel that was seized by the Israeli military on Monday, the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P) said.[…]
Israel has boarded and taken over a vessel attempting to break the blockade of the Palestinian territory, officials said. In a statement the Israeli army said on Monday that it did not use force in redirecting the main boat Marianne to the Israeli city of Ashdod. Petros Stergiou, a spokesperson[…]
Few confirmed reports have been made public around the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla 3 as a suspected sabotage on one of the ships is being investigated. South African activist, Dr Clint De Bruyns who will join the flotilla could not divulge his current location at the time of his interview on[…]
One of the ships taking part in a flotilla headed towards Gaza strip was sabotaged south of Crete, an activist aboard one of the ships said Thursday. Israeli-born Swedish activist Dror Feiler told Nazareth-based al-Shams radio that the ship had been sabotaged by professionals, and would have sunk if sailed[…]
Palestinian Authority foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki is scheduled to make the State of Palestine’s first submission to the International Criminal Court in the Hague on Thursday in pursuit of war crime charges against Israel. The PA foreign minister and a high-profile delegation are expected to arrive at the office of[…]
Despite warnings from Israeli authorities that it will seek to intercept a Gaza-bound fleet harbouring pro-Palestinian activists, the Freedom Flotilla III has now set sail for the besieged coastal strip. The initiative is the third in a series of attempts to break through an Israeli enforced blockade on Gaza, in[…]
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