JUSTICE <http://chet-justice.blogspot.com/> Free Gaza boats "break" Israeli blockade <http://chet-justice.blogspot.com/2008/08/free-gaza-boats-break-israeli-blockade.html> Posted: 23 Aug 2008 12:35 PM CDT By Saud Abu Ramadan Aug 23, 2008 Gaza City - As soon as the thousands of Palestinians waiting at Gaza City's fishermen harbor saw the boats approaching Gaza beach, they started whistling and screaming. The 'Free Gaza' boats, which had set sail Friday from Cyprus <http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1426516.php/Free_Gaza_boats_"break%22_Israeli_blockade__News_Feature#>, arrived on Saturday afternoon at the harbor after Israel <http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1426516.php/Free_Gaza_boats_"break%22_Israeli_blockade__News_Feature#> finally decided to let them cross into Gaza territorial water. Flags of different countries, including Turkey <http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1426516.php/Free_Gaza_boats_"break%22_Israeli_blockade__News_Feature#>, Germany, France, Cyprus, Britain, Lebanon <http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1426516.php/Free_Gaza_boats_"break%22_Israeli_blockade__News_Feature#> and Greece, fluttered on the two boats. On one boat was written 'Freedom for Gaza' and 'We are coming.' On the other, a banner calling for the end of the Israeli occupation. Upon their arrival, the two boats released 5000 balloons of four colors, black, red, green and white - the colors of the Palestinian flag - and on each balloon was written 'Free Palestine' and a drawing of the dove of peace. The two boats were carrying medical supplies - hearing aids for deaf Palestinian children - as well as several people: peace activists, a Holocaust survivor and the sister-in-law of former British prime minister Tony Blair. Several local Gaza fishing boats loaded with people also received the 'Free Gaza' armada, onto which dozens of children and adults jumped to welcome the visitors. Jamal al-Khodari, head of the group the Popular Committee to End the Siege, was part of the welcoming committee. 'Welcome to Gaza and thank you for breaking the blockade,' he said. He told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that 'this is a great moment to see people supporting our cause coming to show solidarity with us and to tell the world the message that the unfair siege imposed on the Gaza Strip should end very soon.' The visitors on the two boats are scheduled to be received by deposed prime minister of Hamas Ismail Haniya as well as leaders of Hamas movement, which has been ruling the Gaza Strip since mid-June last year. Considering the visit to Gaza a first step in ending the blockade imposed on Gaza, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas - currently in the West Bank city of Ramallah - telephoned his greetings to the 'Free Gaza' boatpeople. Haniya also called on Arab leaders to send boats and sea vessels to Gaza to break the Israeli blockade, which was imposed on the Gaza Strip when the Islamic group Hamas took control of the enclave last summer. Al-Khodari said the boat visitors would be received and hosted in Gaza City, and will meet community leaders to learn about the difficulties resulting from the Israeli blockade. Source: <http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1426516.php/Free_Gaza_boats_"break%22_Israeli_blockade__News_Feature> Action for Mohamed Jawad <http://chet-justice.blogspot.com/2008/08/action-for-mohamed-jawad.html> Posted: 23 Aug 2008 10:16 AM CDT Buzz up! <http://buzz.yahoo.com/article/pub/http%253A%252F%252Ffreedetainees.org%252F1810%252Fprint> [1] Mohamed Jawad <http://freedetainees.org../mohamed-jawad> was a minor when he was taken to Guantanamo Bay in 2002. Major David Frakt has been working very very hard on Mohamed's behalf. He has put together an action that he believes will work. It will take only a few minutes. This [2] link <http://freedetainees.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mohamad-jawad-talking-points-letter.doc> contains the talking points for a letter. Please do write! Be sure it's personalized, because form letters often wind up being ignored completely. These do not have to be written well, they only have to state your feelings on the issue. In cases like these, short is good. Below is the e-mail from Major Frakt: Dear Friends of Justice, Fairness and the Rule of Law: The Military Commission has ordered the Convening Authority (the official responsible for determining which charges are tried by military commission) to reconsider her earlier decision to refer the charges against Mohammad Jawad to trial by military commission. I am gathering letters to provide to the Convening Authority urging her to drop the case. In the attached document you will find a more detailed explanation and a model letter with talking points that you may reference in your personal letter to the Convening Authority. Please forward this message to anyone you think may be interested in helping. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. More detailed instructions are in the attached document. Letters are due back to me by September 12th. Thanks in advance for your assistance in this worthy endeavor. Warm Regards, David J. R. Frakt, Major, USAFR Defense Counsel Office of Military Commissions Franklin Court Bldg, Ste 2000D 1099 14th St. NW Washington DC 20005 (202)761-0133 ex.106 For general background information on the case, please review the excellent report by Amnesty International: From ill-treatment to unfair trial. The case of Mohammed Jawad, child 'enemy combatant', available at the following link: [3] http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/091/2008/en Article printed from freedetainees.org: http://freedetainees.org/ URL to article: http://freedetainees.org/1810 URLs in this post:[1] Mohamed Jawad: http://freedetainees.org../mohamed-jawad [2] link: http://freedetainees.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mohamad-jawad-talking-points-letter.doc [3] http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/091/2008/en: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/091/2008/en Click here <http://freedetainees.org/1810/print#Print> to print. Copyright © 2008 freedetainees.org. All rights reserved. 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