European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza, by Gerry MacLochlainn; Tuesday 26th May 2009 Tuesday 26th - the delegates from the convoy that were permitted to enter Gaza by the Egyptian Authorities awoke to see Gaza City this morning. It has been a surreal 24 hours.   Only yesterday, we were waking up after a night on the floor of the Rafah checkpoint. Where we were inexplicably … [read more]

Report by the Anti-imperialist Camp’s delegation Rafah, May 24, late night For 10 days we have been waiting in Egypt to get into Gaza with the caravan “Hope” initiated by the “European Campaign to end the siege on Gaza”. The caravan is composed of 120 people from a dozen European countries and about 40 vehicles (ambulances and trucks packed with medical goods).   It has … [read more]

Press release Montreal, May 22th / The 17 member Quebec delegation to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has been denied entry to Gaza by Israeli authorities at the Erez Crossing Point on Thursday May 21st. Since Sunday May 17th, the delegation has travelled to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.     ''We are very disappointed by the Israeli refusal … [read more]

Date: 2009/5/12, By Haaretz Service Haaretz reporter Amira Hass arrested upon leaving Gaza Israel Police on Tuesday detained Haaretz correspondent Amira Hass upon her exit from the Gaza Strip, where she had been living and reporting over the last few months.   Hass was arrested and taken in for questioning immediately after crossing the border, for violating a law which … [read more]

Gaza Strip, May 14, (Pal Telegraph) - Another Palestinian child died in a very dramatic scene documented on T.V. A baby aged 2 died today from a heart defect made worse by lack of medical care due to the Israeli imposed siege. Gaza Strip, May 14, (Pal Telegraph) - Another Palestinian child died in a very dramatic scene documented on T.V. A baby aged 2 died today from a heart defect made worse … [read more]

By Haaretz Service, Last update - 19:37 12/05/2009 Israel Police on Tuesday detained Haaretz correspondent Amira Hass upon her exit from the Gaza Strip, where she had been living and reporting over the last few months. Hass was arrested and taken in for questioning immediately after crossing the border, for violating a law which forbids residence in an enemy state. She was released on … [read more]

Date: 30/4/2009, London, by Palestine Return Center PRC After 61 years of the Palestinian Nakba. Palestinians still adhere to their rights and legacy which was intended to be destroyed in the past decades but never it never happened. Palestinian communities, institutions and associations all over European countries are preparing for the 7th Europe Conference in Milan, Italy by the 2nd of May … [read more]

"From the groundbreaking work of Gandhi and King to the ongoing example of the Free Gaza Movement, we can discern the transforming power of nonviolence at a crossroads in our history." -H.E. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, President of the UN General Assembly 04 May 2009 Dear Friends,   We desperately need your help. It's with heavy hearts that we have to inform you that the Free … [read more]

London, April 23, 2009 –As part of its activities, The European Campaign to End the Siege in Gaza (ECESG), is restlessly preparing, in race against time, a convoy of medical aid to Gaza. As part of its activities, The European Campaign to End the Siege in Gaza (ECESG), is restlessly preparing, in race against time, a convoy of medical aid to Gaza.   A convoy of tens of trucks, … [read more]

14th April 2009, on freezing the accounts of Viva Palestina Hard copy will be sent to Louise Edwards Compliance Investigation Unit ( London) Charity Commission Direct PO Box 1227 Liverpool L69 3UG To the Charity Commission, I have been travelling for many weeks in North Africa and the Middle East, Europe, and North America . I have returned to a London address I seldom … [read more]

Support Arab railway workers in Israel in their struggle to keep their jobs! Call on Israel Railways to revise its new policy requiring army service as an employment condition! The Appeal Support Arab railway workers in Israel in their struggle to keep their jobs! Call on Israel Railways to revise its new policy requiring army service as an employment condition! This policy is … [read more]

Call by the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza Actions strongly required as borders are severely restricted... Patients still dying and death toll 313 as no exit, no enough medicines... Tens of thousands displaced... Re construction not allowed... Extreme poverty and unemployment paralyzing life... Freedom of Movement is a taboo... The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza, … [read more]