"Members of the Free Gaza protest group said some 40 activists from 16 countries - including an 81-year-old Catholic nun - will attempt to break the blockade Israel imposed on Gaza last year. They hope other rights groups will follow their example." (Haaretz)
Bravo to this valiant group that includes Jeff Halpern of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. Today, the group was warned by the Israeli Navy that it cannot enter the area. One of the members on board from France has already received threats that the boat will be blown up. Ben Alofs reported on Haaretz TB that when his group tried the same-type venture to sail to Haifa a few years ago, their boat had been sunk in a Cyprus port by the Israelis. For more information on this subject:
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