"Free Gaza" Boats Set Sail from Cyprus to Break Israeli Blockade

by via Democracy Now

Mon, Aug 25, 2008 7:28AM

Friday, August 22, 2008 :Two converted fishing boats set sail from Cyprus today carrying more than forty activists and humanitarian workers who are part of the Free Gaza movement that is trying to break the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli foreign ministry said in an open letter to the participants, "We assume that your intentions are good but, in fact, the result of your action is that you are supporting the regime of a terrorist organization in Gaza." We speak with three of the activists at sea: Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement; Lauren Booth, a journalist and sister-in-law of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; and Israeli anthropology professor Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.

Guests:

Huwaida Arraf, human rights activist and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement. She teaches Human Rights Law at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem. She is on the boat Liberty.

Lauren Booth, journalist and broadcaster. She is the sister-in-law of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. She is on the Free Gaza boat.

Jeff Halper, Israeli professor of anthropology and coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. He is on the Free Gaza boat.

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