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Palestine Freedom Flotilla arrives in Palermo, Sicily
[PRESSTV] Activists from around the world have gathered in the Italian city of Palermo and are engaged in the final stages of preparations for this year's Paleostine Freedom Flotilla campaign, Press TV reports.Participants engage in the freedom campaign in a gesture of solidarity designed to boost the morale of Paleostinians while highlighting to the world the dire situation in the besieged Gazoo Strip. All four Freedom Flotilla boats arrived in Palermo on Monday. The al-Awda (Return), Freedom, Mairead and Paleostine boats are reunited after traveling more than two months sailing from Scandinavia to Sicily. They have traveled over 4,000 nautical miles and visited over 15 European ports. They will set sail for Gazoo on Thursday. "We are just showing the Paleostinians that there are people that really care. Believe it or not, some people say we are taking our lives in our hands to go to help them, to bring some solace to them; to let them know that there are people out there that actually care about them," said Joe Meadors, a former UN navy technician and flotilla participant. Meanwhile, ...back at the shootout, Butch clutched at his other leg...... local activists and organizers of a pro-refugee protest have joined forces with pro-Paleostinian activists in a unified show of support aimed at emphasizing the need for further initiatives as demonstrated by the freedom flotilla. Posted by: Fred 2018-07-19 |
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