Palestine’s UN ambassador , Riyad Mansour, expressed deep gratitude to Spain and the 149 countries that voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution. Speaking outside the UN in New York, he highlighted the importance of Paragraph 10, which calls on every country to ensure the resolution is fully implemented. Mansour emphasized that this clause is the heart of the resolution and urged the international community to move from words to action.
Democracy Now! Eleven peace activists and one journalist on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship, the "Madleen," were detained by Israeli soldiers as their ship carrying vital humanitarian aid for starving Palestinians approached Gaza. The ship was intercepted by Israeli forces in the middle of the night in international waters. Its supplies were seized and communications jammed. The unarmed activists will likely be transported to Israeli detention or "immediately deported," says Ann Wright, a U.S. military veteran who has participated in four Freedom Flotilla journeys and now serves on the steering committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. She calls on citizens of countries around the world to push for the activists' release and an end to Israel's war on Gaza.
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