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100 U.S. activists arrive in Egypt in bid to deliver aid to Gaza
By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press
Tags: israel news, egypt, Gaza 

About 100 U.S. activists arrived in Egypt Sunday with the intention of traveling to Gaza to try to deliver medical aid despite a blockade on the territory.

It would be the largest group of U.S. activists to travel to Gaza since Hamas took control of the coastal territory in 2007. Since then, Egypt and Israel have sealed their borders with Gaza, allowing in only a trickle of commercial goods and humanitarian aid.

Most of the aid is cleared by the Egyptian government, and it was unclear whether authorities would approve the private medical aid.
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The activists are part of an initiative called Viva Palestina that aims to send a convoy of 200 people by July 13.

U.S. organizer Mansour al-Barbari said Sunday the intended aid is worth about $1 million.

The Defense Ministry has recommended a partial lifting of the embargo on the Gaza Strip as a goodwill gesture toward the Palestinians to spur talks to free abdicted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Israeli media reported Friday.

Israel has been linking the opening of Gaza's borders to the release of Shalit, who has been held by Hamas militants for more than three years. Hamas has been pushing for a deal to trade him for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners currently held in Israeli jails.





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  1.   One item that the US "activists" have proven 18:29  |  Christopher 05/07/09
  2.   zionist entity 18:55  |  wibism 05/07/09
  3.   Drugs in Gaza 18:55  |  Dan 05/07/09
  4.   they won`t be allowed in 19:01  |  As`ad - Angry Arab 05/07/09
  5.   Let the Americans through..... 19:01  |  Matt Dillon 05/07/09
  6.   Let the Americans through..... 19:03  |  Matt Dillon 05/07/09
  7.   cry babies 19:36  |  infidel 05/07/09
  8.   activists 20:02  |  carl showalter 05/07/09
  9.   Blessed R Humane team of Viva Palestina 20:21  |  One of them 05/07/09
  10.   Allowing in only a trickle of commercial goods? Really? 20:33  |  Gil 05/07/09
  11.   Allowing in only a trickle of commercial goods? Really? 20:33  |  Gil 05/07/09
  12.   Israel has been linking the opening of Gaza`s borders 22:17  |  Andrea 06/07/09
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