SHIP OFF, THE OLD BLOCK

Intrepid solidarity activists are to set sail for Gaza again. They’ll be departing in May, the first anniversary of the attack by Israeli commandos on the Mavi Marmara that left nine people dead and over fifty injured (see SchNEWS 725).

The British contingent is being brought together by five campaign groups; Friends of Al Aqsa, the British Muslim Initiative, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition and the Palestinian Forum of Britain.

‘Britain 2 Gaza’ will be joining with similar initiatives from over 20 other countries to bring together the largest seaborne mission yet to attempt to break the siege on