http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N04152575.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&ut m_medium=twitter
"We are working urgently with Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and other international partners to develop new procedures for delivering more goods and assistance to Gaza," said Mike Hammer, spokesman for the White House National Security Council.
"The current arrangements are unsustainable and must be changed. For now, we call on all parties to join us in encouraging responsible decisions by all sides to avoid any unnecessary confrontations,"
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You heard of Rachel Corrie?
The press won't tell her story
Caught between a house and bulldozer
She found out that Israel
Hates gardens and it will kill
Americans who help rebuild the Gaza Strip.
Let's pretend that everything will be OK
It's not our fault let's look the other way
And go to films or dance lessons or baseball
games at night
and trust elected leaders to choose right
I hurt for Rachel's father
To bury his young daughter
And her belief in human goodness
He taught her to fight violence
Now all that's left is silence
And the memory of her dignity
Let's pretend...
Rachel I hope you find justice or even a
Garden where anyone can grow some food in peace
No guns, no need to fight. No poor, no black no white,
Heaven, you deserve a break from misery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVi2hbL1C0c
Interview mit Rachel Corrie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3JI-axaRF4&feature=related
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Billy Bragg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WME495PWWJE&feature=related
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/mar/28/israelandthepalestinians
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/mar/28/israelandthepalestinians
But you who philosophise disgrace and criticise all fears,
Take the rag away from your face.
Now ain't the time for your tears.
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Das nach "Rachel Corrie" benannte Schiff mit der irischen Friedensnobelpreisträgerin an Bord ist noch ca 100 Seemeilen von Gaza entfernt.
An Bord sind:
Additionally there are 9 crew aboard: 1 from the UK, 2 from Cuba, and 6 from the Phillipines.
The Hon. Mohd Nizar Zakaria, Parit Member of Parliament, Malaysia
Fiona Thompson, film-maker, Ireland
Abdul Halim Bin Mohamed, journalist, Malaysia
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Ireland
Shamsul Akmar Musa Kamal, PGPO representative, Malaysia
Mohd Jufri Bin Mohd Judin, journalist, Malaysia
Denis Halliday, former UN Assistant Secretary General, Ireland
Jenny Graham, Free Gaza Ireland
Derek Graham, Free Gaza Ireland
Matthias Chang, attorney, author & human rights worker, Malaysia
Ahmed Faizal bin Azumu, human rights worker, Malaysia