Derek and Jenny Graham,
Derek and Jenny are human rights activists, both originally from Mayo, west coast of Ireland . We lived in cyprus for 5 years and while there became part of the Free gaza Movement. Derek was crew on the first boat in 41 years to enter Gaza International Port. I ( jenny) worked at that time on the land team.
The freegaza movement successfully sent 5 boats to Gaza up until “Operation cast lead” when the Israeli Navy began to forcefully and violenty block these ships. The ships continued in an attempt to break the Illegal blockade on the coastel enclave of Gaza.
Both of us were abord the MV Rachel Corrie , part of the first freedom flotilla, that was attacked in international waters , hijacked and forcefully taken to Israel before being detained and eventually deported back to Ireland. It was in this Flotilla that the Mavi Marmara was also attacked and 9 people were murdered.
The following year, we became part of a Malaysian Organisation, Perdana Global Peace Foundation, headed by the 4th Prime minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathair Mohammed. We spent 10 months living and working on a project in Malaysia and in May of 2011 we sailed from Greece into Palestinian waters along with journalists and other members of P.G.P.F. We were attacked again in Palestinian waters by the Israeli Navy who opened fire on our ship.
We are now living in Gaza. We have many project’s lined up while we are here and will document each of these as well as other information from Gaza regularly here on this blog as well as our face book page, FB: Jenny Graham. Irish in Gaza relies solely on donations from individuals to continue to work in solidarity with the people of Gaza and we thank you for your support.
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Derek and Jenny…
Hi Derek and Jenny,
Great to see you both flying the flag. After reading your blog I said I would muster my last email for the day as the Free Gaza Movement has consistently inspired our own little project. I’m part of a team of Irish cyclists who are currently in France and on their way to Gaza http://www.pathwaystopalestine.com. The 4000 mile journey has much the same aims as the Free Gaza movement.
I appreciate that you are leaving soon, however I hoped we could exchange numbers with someone on the boat before they leave Cyprus. Essentially we would like to link the journey by sea with ours by land. We could do this through recording a converstation on our audio blog!
What do you think? I hope to hear from you soon.
Take good care,
Gearóid Ó Cuinn
http://www.betterworldlinks.org
http://www.betterworldlinks.org/index.php?cat=6741&thema=SHIPS_for_GAZA_!_-_Aid_Flotilla
Link & Tell others !
Greetings, Norbert
Hello
You consider in how many percent the number
– Of Palestinians
– Of inhabitants of the Middle East
– Of the other activists on the planet says pro-Palestinians
Who have an idea enough precise and detailed of what took place in New York, Washington and Tel Aviv lasting every day of November 1947 ?
Who have an idea enough precise and detailed of the text, the context and the quality (in particular in the sense freedom of vote) about the votes of the resolutions 181, 194 and 273 of the UNO ?
Is not this knowledge enough precise of past essential to try to counter well today the Zionist daily propaganda spread by the Jews or the Zionist descendants of Khazars, in particular in web sites and readers’ comments of articles of the Media on Interne t?
What do you make to increase this percentage it would already be only of the number of people who have /will have an idea enough precise and detailed of what took place in New York, Washington and Tel Aviv lasting every day of November 1947 ?
Had you so stored the fundamental recommendation 181 this way ?
“On 29 November 1947, without respecting its Charter, under the combined influence of the conflicting objectives of Truman, Stalin, also of ” France “and, evidently under the influence of the Zionist right and left of the planet (not only future Israelis ) in favor of a state exclusively inhabited by Jews or believers of old ancestry trimillénaire such, thirty-three member countries of the UN General Assembly on fifty-seven whereas others should legitimately be included) officially voted “Yes” to the recommendation (prescription only and not binding) of a partition plan for Palestine (without consultation with indigenous referendum). A partition into three territories (and in fact geographically, eight territorial units), including the international status to the Holy Places, Clause absolutely essential to obtain several votes, and a clause that the Zionists had no more intention to respect than the other three, a Jewish state, an Arab state and an economic union. Knowing that the majority required to validate the vote of the UN General Assembly was two-thirds (but ironically) of the only voting “Yes” or “No”, and that three votes needed were either extorted or blackmailed, while those four countries were in fact driven by the Soviet big brother, and that also at least two other votes of Central America (Costa Rica and Guatemala) and also Uruguay were purchased as shown by the records of the Zionist state anomaly. Thus actually, less than 24 free “Yes” on 56 possible”.
Obviously it is not either very short or succinct compared to the ultra-disinformation “In November 1947: The UNO decides to partition Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state”! But more brevity is an automatic false conceptualization to the serious detriment of Palestinian patriots, because the Zionists constantly hypocritically invoke their legitimacy on the basis of this flawed vote that the UN Charter does not allow him to present as demonstrated by the both French and English speaking Palestinian who was also lawyer of the Arab delegation Henry Cattan.
It’s very important to know and to make known : not 33, but only less than 24 free “YES”
Aviez-vous mémorisé ainsi la fondamentale recommandation 181 ?
« Le 29 novembre 1947, ne respectant pas leur Charte, sous l’influence conjuguée aux objectifs contradictoires de Truman, Staline, celle aussi de « la France » et, évidemment sous l’influence des sionistes de droite et de gauche de la planète (pas seulement futurs Israéliens) partisans d’un état exclusivement habité par des Juifs ou se croyant de vieille ascendance trimillénaire telle, officiellement trente trois pays membres de l’assemblée générale de l’ONU sur cinquante-sept (alors que d’autres auraient dû légitimement en faire partie) votèrent « Oui » pour la recommandation (seulement et même pas la prescription contraignante), d’un plan de partage de la Palestine (sans consultation par referendum des autochtones). Une partition en trois territoires (et, en fait géographiquement, huit unités territoriales), dont celui à statut international des Lieux saints, clause absolument essentielle pour l’obtention de plusieurs votes, et clause que les sionistes n’avaient pas plus l’intention de respecter que les trois autres, un état juif, une état dit arabe et une union économique. Sachant que la majorité requise pour valider les votes de l’assemblée générale de l’ONU était des deux tiers (mais paradoxalement) des seuls votants « Oui » ou « Non », et que trois voix indispensables furent extorquées par chantage, alors que celles de quatre pays étaient, de fait, mues par le grand frère soviétique, et également qu’au moins deux autres voix de l’Amérique centrale (Costa-Rica et Guatemala), plus l’Uruguay, furent achetées comme en attestent des archives de l’anomalie étatique sioniste. Soit donc, en réalité, moins de 24 « Oui » sur 56 possibles. »
Evidemment ça n’est pas très court, ni succinct, par rapport à l’ultra-désinformant : « Novembre 1947 : l’ONU décide le partage de la Palestine en un état juif et un état arabe » ! Mais plus de brièveté entraîne automatiquement une conceptualisation erronée aux graves dépens des Palestiniens patriotes, parce que les sionistes invoquent constamment hypocritement leur légitimité sur la base de ce vote faussé que la Charte de l’ONU ne lui permettait pas de présenter comme l’a démontré le juriste palestinien également anglophone et francophone et porte-parole de la délégation arabe Henry Cattan.
What does X or Y answer clearly to the clear following question, as there are not thirty six standard measures for the sincerity of a pro patriotic Palestinian.
“Yes or no, if it were only for the sake of the most elementary ethics are you or aren’t you in favour of the non violent disappearance of the Jewish entity called Israel as soon as possible and for a non confessional sovereign and “democratic” Palestinian state going from the Mediterranean to the Jordan at least, including “of course”, between others, ex Israeli from more or less ancient and proved ancestry with exactly the same rights as Palestinians from arab ancestry.
It is without any way out, yes or no.
“My Lord, protect me from my friends, my enemies, I am in charge.”
A palestinophile 68 y.o
Saint-Gobain – N.E of France
Is not it reasonable to begin with the beginning ?
Thank you
Spreading your good work all over Facebook Derek and Jenny. All of my American are very interested in what you’re doing and now they can see you and what you do for themselves. God bless you both for your self sacrifice in the interest of humanity. Hope to see you when next you’re home but in the meantime stay safe and take care of yourselves. Love Assumpta xxx
Derek and Jenny,
Keep up the amazing work guys…you are not alone….thinking of you during these terrible times for Gaza and Palestine.
Shane Maloney
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Good luck in all you do in Gaza, and many thanks for the little support we can give, Cheers
Hope ye are both well. God bless ye both in the work you both do, & proud to see the tricolour flying in solidarity in Gaza. I hope God willing to visit Bethlehem next year, and if possible Gaza. I want to see if there is any way I can help on an ongoing basis. It would be good to learn more from you on the situation.