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Protesters in Spain condemn police handling of Gaza flotilla activists | en. philenews. com
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (351+ words) Around two thousand protesters took to the streets of the Spanish city of Bilbao on Sunday to condemn the Basque police's treatment of activists from a Gaza aid flotilla on their return from detention in Israel. When a relative of…...
Maritime police tow second stranded Gaza aid flotilla vessel to Paphos harbour
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (254+ words) The Port and Marine Police towed the Global Sumud Flotilla vessel "Vinco Volo" to Kato Paphos harbour late yesterday afternoon after discovering it adrift in Cypriot territorial waters. A maritime police patrol boat escorted the vessel to the harbour, where…...
Activists call Limassol protest in solidarity with Gaza flotilla
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (190+ words) Around 430 activists detained after the Israeli navy intercepted their humanitarian flotilla in international waters will be deported to Turkey on Thursday, as a pro-Palestine group calls a solidarity rally in Limassol. Global Sumud Flotilla Cyprus said Israeli forces intercepted vessels…...
Gaza flotilla activists to be deported after taunting by Israeli minister
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (724+ words) Gaza'flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel's far-right police minister have been released from prison and will be deported to Turkey on Thursday, officials said. The activists were arrested…...
1948: The myth built on a failed genocide
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (464+ words) On December 9, 2018, in Ramallah, Mahmoud Abbas was addressing the PLO Central Council when, for a moment, he let personal memory cut through the familiar myth of 1948. "Everyone began speaking on our behalf in our absence; that is why we could…...
Poland summons Israeli envoy over Gaza flotilla detentions and demands apology
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (185+ words) Poland has summoned the Israeli charg" d'affaires over the detention of Gaza flotilla activists, including Polish nationals, and demanded an apology, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Thursday. "Poland firmly condemns the conduct of representatives of the Israeli authorities towards…...
Israeli police force Gaza flotilla activists to kneel with hands bound, video shows
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (816+ words) Israeli police on Wednesday forced activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their backs while a minister looked on, drawing criticism from foreign leaders and even from…...
Cyprus not notified of Gaza flotilla, authorities ready to respond if called upon, President says
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (264+ words) President Nikos Christodoulides has said Cyprus was not notified of the Israeli operation against the Gaza-bound flotilla but that the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) stands ready to respond if assistance is requested. AKEL condemned what it described as a…...
Israel, Hezbollah war persists despite truce extension; Lebanon's death toll nears 3, 000
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (593+ words) Israel carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese security sources and the state news agency said, while Hezbollah announced new attacks on Israeli forces, continuing the war in Lebanon despite the extension of a U. S. -backed truce. Reignited by…...
Revised Iranian proposal to end war shared with US
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (301+ words) Pakistan has shared with the U. S. a revised proposal from Iran to end the conflict in the Middle East, a Pakistani source told Reuters on Monday, as peace talks appeared to remain stalled. "We don't have much time," the source said,…...