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Jewish aid ship sails for Gaza
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| News Date | Monday, September 27, 2010 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Europe and the US has set sail from Turkish held northern Cyprus bound for Gaza, in a bid to breach Israel's blockade of the coastal strip.
The Irene left the port of Famagusta on Sunday carrying eight activists, three of them crew members, and two journalists.
Richard Kuper, a member of the UK-based organising group Jews for Justice for Palestinians, said: "The Jewish Boat to Gaza is a symbolic act of protest against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and the siege of Gaza."
Kuper said the action sent out "a message of solidarity to Palestinians and Israelis who seek peace and justice" and showed that "Israeli government policies are not supported by all Jews".
Reuven Moskovitz, an 82-year-old passenger who survived the Nazi Holocaust, said he felt duty-bound to attempt the voyage in the small blue and white sailing boat, a trip expected to take around 36 hours.
"It is a sacred duty for me, as a survivor, to protest against the persecution, the oppression and the imprisonment of so many people in Gaza, including more than 800,000 children," Moskovitz said. |
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