Setting Sail to Break the Siege of Gaza on Aug 5th

Sailing into Gaza updates from Yvonne Ridley:

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Around 60 Palestinians, Israelis and Internationals from 15 countries will sail to the Gaza Strip to deliver medical equipment on August 5th 2008. The delivery to Gaza Port of desperately needed medical supplies will be the first international cargo to reach Gaza directly since the crushing embargo on its civilians began.

“The siege of Gaza ends only when Palestinians are accorded the basic fundamental human rights of citizens throughout the free world,” says UK passenger, Musheir El-Farra who knows the irreparable human cost of current Israeli government policies. “My family and beloved ones in Gaza have been under siege for over two years now; living without their most basic human rights in their own country.

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TAKE ACTION – WHAT YOU CAN DO:

- Keep informed: from the 5^th of August please keep checking the www.freegaza.org website and the PSC website for regular updates on the progress of the boats

- Alert your local media: contact you local papers, TV and radio stations and ask them to report on the Breaking the Siege Campaign - Boat to Gaza initiative

- Contact your MP: write to or call your MP (also in the constituency offices) and raise the attempt to break the siege with them, especially if the boats are stopped by the Israeli Navy. http://www.parliament.uk/directories/directories.cfm

- Emergency: in case the boat is stopped or turned away by the Israeli authorities please contact the FCO and ask them to intervene. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/feedback - http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/contact-us - (Or if the passengers and the boats are detained by the Israeli Navy call 020 7008 1500).