Video report about The Welcome to Palestine campaign which was launched by 40 Palestinian NGOs who invited 600 Europeans and Americans, along with their families, to come to Palestine and meet local families as well as take part in volunteer, cultural and development programs.The idea for the Welcome to Palestine campaign came after Israeli attempts to illegalize travel to Palestinian areas by implementing policies of deporting, denying entry and restricting access to foreigners who say they are coming to visit Palestinians.
http://www.swanseapalestine.org/2011/07/saturday-and-no-word-from-2-swansea.html
Palestine Government praise for Flytilla (Saturday, 9 July 2011)
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has praised the activists who started the Gaza 'flytilla' campaign to support Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
"More than 66 flights originated from different European cities to go to Al-Lod (Ben Gurion) airport to support the steadfastness of the Palestinian people, and to say no to the Zionist occupation," he told a crowd gathered at a mosque in Gaza City on Friday.
Israeli police detained 69 activists upon their arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on Friday. A total of 25 other activists were also denied entry into Israel.
The activists were part of the pro-Palestinian Welcome to Palestine campaign, which has been organizing the flytilla to Israel.
The effort is meant to be a complement to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla II, a convoy of ships organized by activists to deliver humanitarian supplies to the 1.5 million residents of the Gaza Strip.
The 10-ship humanitarian flotilla was scheduled to leave Greek ports for the coastal enclave in early July, with the goal of breaking Israel's blockade of the impoverished territory.
However, the flotilla was prohibited from leaving the ports after the Greek government made a sudden decision to impose a blanket ban on the departure of any vessels destined for Gaza.
French police arrested activists at Roissy-CDG airport last night, says spokesperson for French flytilla contingent. The group was prevented from taking off for Tel Aviv and had stayed at the airport to demand their money back. Now they are calling for demonstration of support at the French airport, 10a.m today.
http://www.swanseapalestine.org/2011/07/palestine-government-praise-for.html
Israel to ban passengers from country for 10 years (Saturday, 9 July 2011)
Latest news according to Joseph Dana, a Journalist based in the West Bank
65 passengers are now in Israeli jails for the weekend before Israel will ban them from the country for ten years.
65 passengers are now in Israeli jails for the weekend before Israel will ban them from the country for ten years.
http://www.swanseapalestine.org/2011/07/israel-to-ban-passengers-from-country.html
Latest campaigners to be imprisoned in Israel (Saturday, 9 July 2011)
On Saturday morning, 39 more pro-Palestinian activists arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport and were refused entry to the country. They have been taken to Ela Prison in Beersheba for questioning .
The Immigration and Population Authority reported that the activists arrived on a Lufthansa flight late Friday night.
Now 124 activists have been detained in prisons around the country in total including the 2 Swansea Women. They are all awaiting deportation, including 76 women and 48 men. D Murphy (in photo) from Swansea has been requesting vegan meals in the prison and is in good spirits despite the surroundings.
http://www.swanseapalestine.org/2011/07/latest-campaigners-to-be-imprisoned-in.html
The Immigration and Population Authority reported that the activists arrived on a Lufthansa flight late Friday night.
Now 124 activists have been detained in prisons around the country in total including the 2 Swansea Women. They are all awaiting deportation, including 76 women and 48 men. D Murphy (in photo) from Swansea has been requesting vegan meals in the prison and is in good spirits despite the surroundings.
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