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The gaza aid convoy (link)

Volunteers will drive vehicles donated from all over Britain to Westminster on Valentine’s Day to form the convoy which will then drive almost 5,000 miles together through France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt where they will cross the border at Rafah into Gaza on 2nd March.

The convoy includes a fire engine, 12 ambulances, a boat and trucks filled with medicines, cash, tools, clothes, blankets and shoe-boxes filled with gifts for children. Each person travelling on the convoy is a self-financed British volunteer. The vehicles will be left with the people of Gaza; volunteers will fly home to the UK...

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The effort is being co-ordinated by the campaign group Viva Palestina and is supported by the Stop the War Coalition, the Anglo-Arab Organisation, several British trade unions and a large number of Muslim organisations...

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Video of the departure (link 1) (link 2)

A boat forming part of the Viva Palestina aid convoy now travelling overland from London to Gaza. The boat is intended to replace just one of the many Palestinian fishing boats sunk by the Israelis.

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The convoy has arrived in africa!
“Just driven at 40mph through the streets of Tangier. Crowds of people lined the route cheering, giving victory signs and waving! Amazing!” George Galloway’s SMS...

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19th Feb. 2009
The convoy reaches fez (link)


20th Feb. 2009
History in the making

In a magnificent gesture of solidarity with the people of Gaza, Morocco and Algeria have agreed to set aside their differences to open their land border for the first time since 1994 for the sake of the convoy, something that Condaleezza Rice failed on several occasions to persuade the two countries to do.

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It is still possible to join up with the convoy as it arrives in Egypt during the first week of March
see the Viva Palestina website for full details

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