Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Protesters say they'll set sail again to Gaza from Cyprus Wed.


"Protesters who defied Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip to bring aid to Palestinians last month say they are making a return voyage.

Free Gaza organizer Greta Berlin says about 20 protesters will sail Wednesday from Cyprus aboard a boat named Hope for the 20-hour trip to the Palestinian territory.

Berlin says Irish Nobel peace prize winner Mairead McGuire and an Italian opera tenor will be among the passengers.

She said Tuesday protesters will deliver a consignment of medicine and ferry Palestinians back to the east Mediterranean island on the return trip......"

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