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In a few days, slightly more than a year since a flotilla of ships attempted to breech Israel's naval blockade to call attention to the plight of the 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, 50 passengers, including three from the Chicago area, will sail to the Gaza Strip on a boat named "The Aud
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Journalists from a variety of news outlets – including the New York Times and full camera crews from CNN, CBS – will be covering the anti-Israel flotilla...
A coal-fired power plant that has supplied electricity in San Antonio since the 1970s will be the first in Texas to shut down, the city and its electric company said Monday, an announcement that could put pressure on other energy suppliers to take similar steps.
UNITED NATIONS — Several American Jews are to board a US boat planning to join a flotilla of about 10 ships seeking to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza later this month, an organizer said Monday.
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Last year, 19 peace activists were killed as their boat was attacked by Israeli Military. This year, 50 Americans will attempt to break the inhumane blockade...
New York - Organizers of a US boat that will join a humanitarian flotilla trying to break the Israeli sea blockade of the Gaza Strip said Monday they were only allowed to bring letters of friendship to Palestinians with them under US law.