Israeli Activist Who Grew Up in a Kibbutz Sails to Gaza on the Freedom Flotilla (Video)
Zohar Regev Chamberlain says the injustice she witnessed as a child in Israel moved her to defend Palestinian human rights.
Zohar Regev Chamberlain says the injustice she witnessed as a child in Israel moved her to defend Palestinian human rights.
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The mission is sponsored by the Freedom Flotilla in a symbolic effort to break Israel's blockade of food and aid to the Strip.
Many journalists become grudgingly used to the fact that their work has little to no visible effect on the course of world events When conservative writer Joshua Trevino was let go from The Guardian last month, Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the pro-Palestinian news and opinion site The Electronic Intifada, wasn't one of them For a moment last week, Ali Abunimah wasn't one of them.
Readers of The Guardian are up in arms over the addition of former George W. Bush speechwriter Joshua Trevino to the historically liberal newspaper’s American staff.
The Audacity of Hope, an American ship in the defiant Freedom Flotilla 2, tried to set sail for Gaza on Friday afternoon but was stopped by the Greek coast guard shortly after leaving port. (more)
Activists trying to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip ran afoul of the Israeli military on Sunday Shots were fired after masked Israeli gunmen descended from helicopters hovering over the flotilla as it made its way through international watersShots were fired after masked Israeli gunmen <a href="http://www.
A Gaza-bound flotilla carrying 10,000 tons of aid has run into the Israeli navy, which reportedly has no intention of letting the ships sail through. Al Jazeera is on board one of the vessels, and earlier it broadcast this look at life at sea in the "freedom flotilla."
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The mission is sponsored by the Freedom Flotilla in a symbolic effort to break Israel's blockade of food and aid to the Strip.
Many journalists become grudgingly used to the fact that their work has little to no visible effect on the course of world events When conservative writer Joshua Trevino was let go from The Guardian last month, Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the pro-Palestinian news and opinion site The Electronic Intifada, wasn't one of them For a moment last week, Ali Abunimah wasn't one of them.
Readers of The Guardian are up in arms over the addition of former George W. Bush speechwriter Joshua Trevino to the historically liberal newspaper’s American staff.
The Audacity of Hope, an American ship in the defiant Freedom Flotilla 2, tried to set sail for Gaza on Friday afternoon but was stopped by the Greek coast guard shortly after leaving port. (more)
Activists trying to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip ran afoul of the Israeli military on Sunday Shots were fired after masked Israeli gunmen descended from helicopters hovering over the flotilla as it made its way through international watersShots were fired after masked Israeli gunmen <a href="http://www.