Tag: Gaza Freedom Flotilla
After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
Kiwi Julien Blondel’s face may be bloodied but it is unbowed. So far the New Zealand government has done nothing after...
Gaza flotilla organisers subjected to ‘extreme brutality’ in illegal Israeli detention
By Charlotte England of Novara Media
Israeli soldiers beat and tortured flotilla organisers Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila after abducting them in international waters near...
Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli...
RNZ News
The Global Sumud Flotilla is demanding the New Zealand government intervene to uphold international law, after being intercepted by Israel.
It said 22 boats...
NZer in flotilla intercepted by Israel has concussion and possible broken...
RNZ News
The wife of one of the New Zealanders in the flotilla intercepted by Israel in international waters says he has a concussion and...
Former Greek minister slams ‘Western complicity’ over brutal Israeli kidnap...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Brett Wilkins
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has slammed European leaders -- and the West at large -- for what he...
Activists plan ‘largest flotilla yet’ to break Israel’s siege of Gaza
By Joshua Carroll
A global coalition of activists is preparing to launch the largest ever flotilla of aid ships aimed at breaking Israel’s illegal blockade...
Sara Awad: Why Gaza still looks to the freedom flotillas for...
COMMENTARY: By Sara Awad
On October 10, a ceasefire in Gaza was officially announced. International news media were quick to focus on what they now...
NZ flotilla members arrive in Jordan, state news agency says
RNZ News
More than 100 people who were part of the intercepted flotilla to Gaza -- including those from New Zealand -- have entered Jordan.
The...
‘We pose no threat – our aim is to break the...
No New Zealanders were on board the Handala in the latest arrest and abductions of Freedom Flotilla crew on humanitarian siege-busting missions to Gaza....
Gaza condemns Israeli ‘piracy’ over storming of Handala aid ship
Asia Pacific Report
The Gaza Government Media Office has condemned “in the strongest terms” Israel’s storming of the Handala aid ship, calling it an act...
Handala freedom ship loaded with Gaza aid bracing for Israeli forces
Asia Pacific Report
An activist on board the Handala, a Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship carrying aid to the besieged enclave in a bid to break...
Te Pāti Māori condemns Israel for Gaza ‘horrific violence’ over Madleen...
Asia Pacific Report
Aotearoa New Zealand's Te Pāti Māori has condemned the Israeli navy’s armed interception of the Madleen, a civilian aid vessel attempting...
Amnesty slams Israel for flouting international law with ‘chilling contempt’ over...
Asia Pacific Report
Amnesty International secretary-general Agnès Callamard has condemned Israel's interception and detention of the 12 crew members aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla’s humanitarian...
Why Israel’s ‘humane’ propaganda is such a sinister facade
COMMENTARY: By Cole Martin in Occupied Bethlehem
Many people have been closely following the journey this week of the Madleen, a small humanitarian yacht seeking...
Palestinian supporters in NZ accuse Israel of ‘state piracy’ and condemn...
Asia Pacific Report
Israel's military attack and boarding of the humanitarian boat Madleen attempting to deliver food and medical aid to the besieged people of...
Israeli forces intercept Gaza freedom aid boat Madleen – cut communications
Pacific Media Watch
Contact has been lost with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla humanitarian aid boat Madleen after Israeli commandos intercepted it in international waters.
The commandos...
‘They cannot block us,’ says activist on Madleen flotilla aid ship...
Pacific Media Watch
One of the 12 activists on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid vessel Madleen has posted an update on their progress, saying...
Gaza-bound aid ship attacked by ‘Israeli piracy’ in talks with Malta
Pacific Media Watch
An international NGO seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea says it has been in talks with Malta’s government about...
Human rights group calls for probe into attack on Freedom Flotilla...
Asia Pacific Report
A human rights agency has called for an investigation into the drone attacks on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid ship Conscience with...
Open letters on Gaza that The Press shunned – the Handala...
Pacific Media Watch
Two open letters on the genocidal Israeli war against Palestine sent to The Press for publication have been ignored in the continued...
Buttu debunks Israeli ‘myths’ about Gaza siege – ‘vital to break...
Kia Ora Gaza
An international lawyer and former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Diana Buttu, says it is a myth that the siege...
Israel delays Gaza Freedom Flotilla departure with bureaucratic ‘block’
Asia Pacific Report
The Freedom Flotilla is ready to sail to Gaza, reports Kia Ora Gaza.
All the required paperwork has been submitted to the port...

































