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Mairead Maguire sails for Gaza

category international | rights, freedoms and repression | press release author Monday October 27, 2008 10:50author by Justin Morahan Report this post to the editors

If the siege continues, it will cause famine and disease

Following a successful landing in Gaza on 23 August 2008 and an unsuccessful venture in September, the Free Gaza Movement is sailing again tomorrow, 28 October 2008, to break the blockade of Gaza and deliver food and medicines to the people.
Among the 26 activists will be Mairead Corrigan Maguire whose Press release appears below. See also her story of previous attempt to sail to Gaza in Indymedia article "Help Call for Gaza".

PRESS RELEASE - Embargoed 27 Oct.2008

MAIREAD MAGUIRE, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE, CALLS UPON IRISH GOVERNMENT TO SAIL VESSEL WITH MEDICINES AND AID IMMEDIATELY TO GAZA AND BREAK THE ISRAELI BLOCKADE WHICH IS CAUSING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA

October 28th, 2008, Mairead Maguire will join the Free Gaza Movement to Sail for Gaza. The purpose of the journey is to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, which is a collective punishment of the people of Gaza, causing a humanitarian crisis.

Maguire will join five physicians, also Jamal Zahalka, a member of the Israeli Knesset and Mustafa Barghouthi, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, both of whom are determined to forge alliances with their countrymen in Gaza. They have been unable to do this because of Israeli's policy of closing all land borders to the people of Gaza. The boat will carry 26 passengers and a crew to the Port of Gaza.

The Free Gaza Movement will bring in 6 cubic metres of medicine and some of the medical specialists will remain in Gaza to assist in this worsening crisis. If this situation continues, a UN official has warned, it will cause famine and disease and yet another catastrophe for the one and a half million people of Gaza, trapped inside what is the worlds' largest human-made prison.

Maguire said before leaving: “It seems incredible in this the 2lst century, that families in Gaza are asking for cough bottles and medicines, indeed all the basic things we take for granted and they cannot get, because the Israeli Government for 16 months have cut them off from the World. The medicines which Free Gaza Movement carry to them are purely symbolic. Until this cruel blockade is lifted by Israel, what is required immediately is a huge humanitarian response from the International community to deal with this Israeli Government made crisis. Yet all world Governments are committing the 'Crime of Silence' in face of this cruelty and inhumanity perpetrated by Israel upon women and children.

"I call upon the Irish Government to load a Vessel of medicines, food and aid that will sail immediately for Gaza… If they refuse to do so, then surely some other Government will have the moral courage to defy Israeli Government's Blockade of Gaza, and save the children?”

ENDS

Contact: Mairead Maguire
Nobel Peace Laureate
www.peacepeople.com
Tel: 07736147713

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Great picture in European Tribune     Justin Morahan    Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:02 
   Strange half truths     Frank Adam    Mon Oct 27, 2008 20:31 
   So what good has this done ?     Sean Og    Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:08 
   They've done it again - And it means a lot !     Vincent    Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:43 
   US funded Terrorists attack Fishermen and Activists.     Reporter12    Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:48 
   Who is funding who ?     Sean Og    Sat Nov 01, 2008 23:11 
   Fascist Totalitarianism     Reporter12    Sun Nov 02, 2008 16:17 
   The Effect.     Susan    Tue Nov 04, 2008 01:30 
   Re-read your Domestic Science schoolbooks     Frank Adam    Tue Nov 04, 2008 15:43 
 10   Cease Fire Crumbles under Israeli invasion of Gaza.     Reporter 12    Wed Nov 05, 2008 13:44 
 11   Complete delusions of a willing mind.     Vincent    Wed Nov 05, 2008 17:47 
 12   Free Gaza Mission sails again     Susan    Thu Nov 06, 2008 17:41 
 13   Gaza News     Susan    Sat Nov 08, 2008 15:01 
 14   Conservative stats only makethe point undeniable     Frank Adam    Sat Nov 08, 2008 15:43 
 15   this is a complete disgrace.     Outraged European    Mon Nov 10, 2008 09:50 
 16   Strangest Argument Ever.     Vincent    Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:04 
 17   Gaza Prison , still locked shut .     Susan    Thu Nov 13, 2008 01:54 
 18   Cassio might have snubbed Iago: Figures Puncture Defamation !     Frank Adam    Sat Nov 15, 2008 16:15 
 19   Palestinian lies     Felix Quigley    Mon Nov 17, 2008 17:40 
 20   Extremist Right Wing propaganda.     Vincent    Mon Nov 17, 2008 20:41 
 21   "Palestinians" are the racists     Felix Quigley    Tue Nov 18, 2008 15:18 
 22   Your Circular rubbish.     Vincent    Tue Nov 18, 2008 19:10 
 23   Mairead's report of her voyage     Justin Morahan    Tue Nov 18, 2008 20:28 
 24   SEE what THEY write re Gaza     Sean Og    Tue Nov 18, 2008 22:30 
 25   But the "Palestinians???"     Felix Quigley    Wed Nov 19, 2008 09:21 
 26   Israelis ???????     Vincent    Wed Nov 19, 2008 14:02 
 27   There were Arabs 90 years ago, but "Palestinians"???     Felix Quigley    Wed Nov 19, 2008 16:26 
 28   A quick lesson for Felix.     Vincent    Wed Nov 19, 2008 20:45 
 29   Back in GAZA     Sean Og    Thu Nov 20, 2008 00:37 
 30   How to define what is Zionism     Felix Quigley    Thu Nov 20, 2008 09:12 
 31   Ostrich Syndrome.     Vincent    Thu Nov 20, 2008 15:23 
 32   Look who you are supporting Vincent! Maguire the anti-imperialist!     Felix Quigley    Fri Nov 21, 2008 09:31 
 33   "cynical manipulation of the media"     Justin Morahan    Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:44 
 34   Try Bombay Today     Frank Adam    Thu Nov 27, 2008 23:34 


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