Press Release After three days of vigils and demonstrations in downtown Cairo, Suzanne Mubarak’s offer to allow just 100 of 1,300 delegates to enter Gaza was rejected by the Gaza Freedom March Coordinating Committee as well as many of the larger contingents – including those from France, Scotland, Canada, South Africa, Sweden and New York State (U.S.).   “We flatly reject … [read more]

Sunday, December 27, noon: the Egyptian security forces detained a group of 30 internationals in their hotel in el-Arish and another group of 8 at the bus station. They also broke up a memorial action commemorating the Cast Lead massacre at the Kasr al Nil Bridge At noon on December 27, Egyptian security forces detained a group of 30 activists in their hotel in el-Arish as they prepared to … [read more]

The Jerusalem Post, 28 December 2009 Hedy Epstein, the 85-year old Holocaust survivor and peace activist from St. Louis, MO, announced Monday that she was beginning a hunger strike in response to the Egyptian government's refusal to allow the Gaza Freedom March participants into the Strip.   Epstein is part of a delegation with participants from 43 countries that were to join … [read more]

99 feminist peace organizations, from 25 countries, among them 20 Israeli and Palestinian organizations, sent a letter this morning (Tuesday, December 22, 2009) to the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and to the British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, demanding that they not restrict the principle of universal jurisdiction in the UK.  Universal Jurisdiction enables national courts to … [read more]

Press Release, Government of Egypt changes policy to allow humanitarian group Viva Palestina to enter Gaza December 27, 2009  December 23, 2009   Gaza Freedom March congratulates the Government of Egypt on its change of policy to allow international missions into Gaza during December with the decision to allow the Viva Palestina convoy to go into Gaza on December 27, … [read more]

CAIRO - Cairo on Monday rejected a request by international activists to organise a march to the Gaza Strip via Egypt to mark one year since an Israeli attack on the enclave. CAIRO - Cairo on Monday rejected a request by international activists to organise a march to the Gaza Strip via Egypt to mark one year since an Israeli attack on the enclave.   "Some international organisations … [read more]

Latest News, Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, December 20th, 2009 Israeli security first summoned Juma’ for interrogation at midnight of December 15. Hours later, they brought him back to his home. Juma’ was handcuffed while soldiers searched his house for two hours as his wife and three young children looked on helplessly. The parting words of the soldiers were … [read more]

20.December 2009 This week marks one year since Israel began its attack on the Gaza Strip: a year since phosphorus bombs, dime bombs and other weapons of death and destruction were unleashed on a defenseless civilian population. A year since the people of the world demanded that Israel end its attack on Gaza.   In this Israeli war of aggression on the occupied Gaza Strip, many of … [read more]

by Gaza Freedom March www.gazafreedommarch.org *Telephone Press Conference Call December 23rd, 11 AM EST USA*   REPRESENTATIVES FROM 43 COUNTRIES TO MARCH TO ISRAELI BORDER   One Year After Invasion Of Gaza 1,300 People to Participate in March as Part of Global Effort to Lift Devastating Blockade   For TV/WEB Satellite Coordinates of Live Feed, email … [read more]

Professor Norman Finkelstein, accused Israeli of perpetrating war crimes in the Gaza strip through the ongoing siege and January war. Professor Norman Finkelstein, accused Israeli of perpetrating war crimes in the Gaza strip through the ongoing siege and January war. His accusation came within an International Conference titled, "UNRWA and Future of Palestinian Refugees", organized in London. … [read more]

The Jewish Chronicle reports:     Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni canceled a visit to Britain this weekend over fears pro-Palestinian lawyers would seek to have her arrested.   Ms Livni had been due to speak at Sunday’s JNF Vision 2010 conference in Hendon, north-west London. She had also been expected to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown for private … [read more]

By Christian Fraser BBC News, Cairo http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8405020.stm There are thought to be hundreds of tunnels along the border Egypt has begun constructing a huge metal wall along its border with the Gaza Strip as it attempts to cut smuggling tunnels, the BBC has learned.   When it is finished the wall will be 10-11km (6-7 miles) long and will extend 18 metres … [read more]