Friday, August 22, 2008

Democracy Now! | "Free Gaza" Boats Set Sail from Cyprus to Break Israeli Blockade

Democracy Now! | "Free Gaza" Boats Set Sail from Cyprus to Break Israeli Blockade:

"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."
Includes rush transcript

The interview with Huwaida Arraf is at the beginning of the show, the interview with Jeff Halper and Lauren Booth is at 30:40 of the show.



Click Here to see Interview with Huwaida Arraf from the Free Gaza Movement

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