Update August 12, 2007
• Interview with Hedy Epstein and Greta Berlin by Silvia Cattori (English & French) • "Mit dem Schiff nach Gaza" junge Welt (Germany) • "Hamas Shows Gaza to Foreign Reporters" by Steven Gutkin (Associated Press) • "I pacifisti: sbarcheremo a Gaza" il manifesto (Italia) • "Gaza: a gas for Blair?" By Arthur Neslen (Guardian) • Video Link: Israel and the Easiest Targets (12:49) by IfAmericansKnew
2007: Forty Years On
2007 marks the 40-year anniversary of the Six Day War, in which the Israeli army took military control of the Gaza Strip and West Bank, including East Jerusalem... This situation has continued to the current day despite Israel being in violation of international humanitarian law and over 60 UN resolutions." - Enough! Occupation
Mission Statement
We want to break the siege of Gaza. We want to raise international awareness about the prison-like closure of the Gaza Strip and pressure the international community to review its sanctions policy and end its support for continued Israeli occupation. We want to uphold Palestine's right to welcome internationals as visitors, human rights observers, humanitarian aid workers, journalists, or otherwise.
Who are we?
We are these human rights observers, aid workers, and journalists. We have years of experience volunteering in Gaza and the West Bank at the invitation of Palestinians. But now, because of the increasing stranglehold of Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine, many of us find it almost impossible to enter Gaza, and an increasing number have been refused entry to Israel and the West Bank as well. Despite the great need for our work, the Israeli Government will not allow us in to do it.
Photo © Joe Carr
We are of all ages and backgrounds. Back home, we are teachers, medics, musicians, secretaries, parents, grandparents, lawyers, students, activists, actors, playwrites, politicians, singer-songwriters, web designers, international training consultants, and even a former Hollywood film industry worker and an aviator. We are South African, Australian, American, English, Israeli, Palestinian, and more.
What are we going to do?
We've tried to enter Palestine by land. We've tried to arrive by air. Now we're getting serious. We're taking a ship.
