Pro-Palestinian activism to break the illegal siegeGlobal Research Editor's NoteThe following article by Julie Lévesque is Part I of a review of the lone humanitarian ship to Gaza,
The Spirit of Rachel Corrie which reached Palestinian territorial waters before being brutally intercepted by The Israeli Navy.
The mission was organized by the Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) based in Kuala Lumpur.
For several years now Global Research has been actively collaborating with the PGPF in a broad initiative to criminalize war. It is in this context of continued collaboration that Global Research's Julie Lévesque participated in this important endeavor.
Contrary to the Freedom Flotilla, which was the object of active media debate and discussion, the planning of the
Spirit of Rachel Corrie mission was not made public.
The Israeli authorities were taken totally by surprise.
The Spirit of Rachel Corrie was within less than one kilometer of the Gazan coastline. The Israeli navy acted in a totally improvised fashion, firing at the crew and the passengers until the
Spirit of Rachel Corrie retreated into Egyptian territorial waters.
In an act of tremendous courage and determination, the
Spirit of Rachel Corrie, led by PDGF's Matthias Chang, challenged the legitimacy of the Israeli government. It managed "to put a hole" in the blockade of Gaza as well as deliver by land, its humanitarian cargo.
Part I of this report focuses on two courageous Irish activists, Derek and Jenny Graham, who played a central role in leading both last year's
Rachel Corrie and this year's
Spirit of Rachel Corrie.
Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, July 18, 2011
Comment: On top of all the sinkholes opening up, this crack in the ground in Mexico joins a list of fissures opening up all over the world:
June 30: US: St. Clair Crack Remains a Mystery
March 18: Everett, Washington: Land Crack Appears, Neighborhood is Sinking
March 7: Pakistan: Giant Fissure / Crack Opens in the Ground in Seagi Gulistan
February 25: Large Crack Opens in the Earth in Southern Peru
January 7: Large crack in the ground appears in the Michigan Upper Peninsula
October 6 2010: Mysterious crack still begs answers