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Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla sails from Spain to raise awareness about Israeli siege
The flotilla trips are organised by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, an international coalition composed of civil society organizations and initiatives challenging the Israeli blockade of Gazoo. Some solidarity events were held in the Spanish city to raise awareness about the siege of the Strip and the suffering of its people. The ships stopped at some European ports in Denmark, Britannia and Spain. The last two European stops will be in Italia and Greece, before their last leg to Gazoo. Previous flotilla ships have been stopped in international waters by Israeli naval forces and prevented from reaching Gazoo. This nonviolent direct action aims to raise international awareness and put pressure on the international community to end the brutal blockade. The first attempt to break the siege with a flotilla, which was organised in 2010, ended in the killing by Israeli forces of nine activists in international waters on the A Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey, released by the Paleostinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) in May, showed a significant increase in poverty rates in Gazoo, from 38.8 percent in 2011 to 53 percent by the end of 2017. In the wake of the ’Great March of Return’ demonstrations, which started on 30 March, Gazoo’s already overstretched health sector has been struggling to cope with the mass influx of casualties. At least 135 Paleostinians have been killed and thousands injured by Israeli occupation forces during the protests near the border with Israel. No Israelis have been killed or injured in the protests. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-06-30 |
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