Resistance Studies

Stellan Vinthagen May 24th, 2010

Right now a “Freedom Flotilla” is getting prepared to bring more than 8 ships, 5 000 ton of humanitarian aid and 600+ participants from 50 countries to break the illegal blockade of Gaza. They are bringing pre-built houses, cement, medical equipment and a lot of other things that Israel refuses to let the people of Gaza to get. Since 3 years Gaza has been turned into the world’s largest outdoor prison, living in a politically created humanitarian crisis. Different UN agencies are demanding Israel to end the blockade, still it doesn’t happen. A coalition of European and International organizations have decided to do practical solidarity work, and break the blockade themselves. It is a project of people-to-people solidarity, a sign of how people push governments to act and take responsibility. At the end of the week the ships are expected to reach the water of Gaza. The Freedom Flotilla is welcomed by the Palestinians and the organizations (independent from political fractions) that are in contact with the flotilla is waiting to take over the aid: the Palestinian NGO-network (PNGO) and the Red Cross/Crescent.  But Israel has threatened with the use of violent force from the Navy and the Air Force, even with right-wing Sionists that want to sail out and meet the flotilla and stop it. If they do it is nothing else than piracy. The Freedom Flotilla will not pass Israeli waters and there is an internationally recognized right to sail on international waters, something not even Israel has the right to break.

The drama of the Freedom Flotilla vs. Israeli Occupation Forces will continue. Follow the drama on the websites that gives updates by the hour.

http://shiptogazase.blogspot.com/

http://www.shiptogaza.se/

http://www.shiptogaza.gr/Other-Languages/English

http://witnessgaza.com/

http://eddamanga.blogg.se/index.html

http://savegaza.eu/eng/

http://shiptogazasweden.wordpress.com/

http://www.gazaboatconvoy.co.uk/index.html

http://www.ihh.org.tr/13572/en/

http://www.ihh.org.tr/filistin/en/

http://shiptogazamalmo.wordpress.com/

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