GAZA STRIP BLOCKADE: Canadians depart to join Gaza flotilla!

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The Canadian Press 

Posted: Jun 20, 2011 1:59 AM ET 

Last Updated: Jun 20, 2011 1:59 AM ET.

Nine people were killed after Israeli soldiers boarded the Mavi Marmara ship in May 2010. Canadians are set to board another flotilla this week. (Burhan Ozbilici/Associated Press).

A group of Canadians boarded flights Sunday to join a ship convoy that is going to try to bring aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The group was planning to meet in Greece on Monday and join an international flotilla that is expected to set sail in the coming days.

Israel has indicated it will stop the ships from getting to Gaza, which is under an Israeli naval blockade.

Lyn Adamson, one of the 32 Canadians taking part, called on the federal government to support the mission and take a stance against the blockade.

A flotilla to Gaza last year ended in bloodshed, when nine activists were killed and 45 injured after Israeli soldiers boarded a Turkish ship.

Will this time around Israelis behave with greater restraint and do not kill peaceful protesters?

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/06/20/world-canadians-gaza-aid-convoy.html

Middle-East Conflict: India pledges support for Palestine!

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P. S. SURYANARAYANA / The hindu.

‘India welcomes the recent reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas on the West Bank and Gaza'

India has affirmed a “continuing commitment to Palestine” and voiced support for “the Palestinian people's struggle for a sovereign, independent, viable, and united State of Palestine.”

Addressing the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) Committee on Palestine in Bali, Minister of State for External Affairs, E. Ahamed, said: “India welcomes the recent reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas on the West Bank and Gaza.”

The NAM panel on Palestine was convened on the occasion of the movement's 50th anniversary meeting in the Indonesian island-resort. A parallel three-day NAM ministerial meeting and the commemorative event were declared open by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Like Israelis deserve a sovereign and viable state, Palestinians too deserve one for themselves!

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2057960.ece

WIKILEAKS: In Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Vatican supports Palestinians!

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KATYAYANI MURTI / The Hindu

Church worried Israeli policies could affect Catholics in West Asia

Concern for Catholics in West Asia led the Vatican to call into question Israel's policies regarding Palestine, extending Church support to Palestinians, according a confidential cable made available to The Hindu by WikiLeaks.

In a July 24, 2002 meeting, U.S. Acting Deputy Chief of Mission George Frowick and Archbishop Antonio Veglio, Secretary of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, shared worries that “the Eastern Churches — the 22 Christian Rites that are not Roman Catholic but are in communion with Rome — face a number of challenges that cast long shadows over their future” (3387: confidential, dated July 26).

According to the cable, Archbishop Veglio told Mr. Frowick that his “congregation, as elsewhere in the Holy See is deeply troubled by Israeli policies vis-à-vis the Palestinians,” which they viewed as a potential threat to Catholics in West Asia.

Each has his own worry!

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/the-india-cables/article1592013.ece