Viva Palestina Press Releases
Archive of Recent Viva Palestina Press Releases
Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:04 PM
Crisis Point in El-Arish
To all friends of Palestine
Our situation is now at a crisis point! Riot has broken out in the port of Al- Arish.
This late afternoon we were negotiating with a senior official from Cairo who left negotiations some two hours ago and did not return. Our negotiations with the official was regarding taking our aid vehicles into Gaza.
Read the rest: readingpsc.org.uk
Note: Viva Palestina is and always was a totally separate effort from the Gaza Freedom March. But its progress -- especially these events -- are of interest to all who have tried to break the siege and further expose Egypt's determination to enforce it despite claims that it allows through humanitarian aid.