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British MP Galloway to lead aid convoy into Gaza
 [Ma'an] British Member of Parliament George Galloway is planning a third charity convoy to the Gaza Strip, in cooperation with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, following the success of his first two convoys. Lifeline 3 will arrive in Gaza on December 27 through the Rafah Border Crossing, including a delegation led by Galloway and several international politicians, according to Hamdi Sha'ath, the Palestinian official heading a governmental committee for hosting solidary delegations and breaking the seige in Gaza. The consignment will include humanitarian aid, in addition to 250 cars, Sha'ath said. He further highlighted that contact has been made with Egyptian authorities to secure the arrival of the convoy without hindrance. "Organizers assured us that the convoy would depart from Britain to France on 6 December, then to Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and from Jordan to Egypt via Nuweiba harbor, then to the Gaza Strip," Sha'ath said. In July, Galloway organized Lifeline 2, a convoy of 255 US citizens bringing humanitarian aid, matching his last journey to Gaza in March, when the anti-war MP donated 25,000 British pounds and a fleet of ambulances to the de facto Gaza government. Galloway denounced the Egyptian authorities' decision to hold some of the group's delegates of the Lifeline 2 convoy at the Suez Canal en route from Cairo to the Gaza border. Posted by: Fred 2009-12-01 |
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