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110 Vehicle Convoy to Gaza via North Africa - route seems impossbile
Saw this report on the 110 vehicles going from uk to gaza
The Press Association: Aid convoy heads off for Gaza
"The convoy will travel 5,000 miles through France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, crossing into Gaza at Rafah in early March."
I dont think its possible
any thoughts?
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Well,
There is a website
And according to this they have left London saturday 14, anyway hope they can achieve this.
I wish them succes!
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Yes Viva Palestina will make it. The Palestinians have suffered so much that surely no country will try to block the aid coming. They will most likely add vehicles to the aid convoy. Mubarak is a problem, but will not withstand world opinion.
Karim, why is it impossible?
Check the website above.
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seems Impossible because morroco / algeria border is firmly closed,
even if they do make into egypt, I beleive the egyptians for political reasons will unlikely allow them to cross out of egpyt into gaza
lets see what unfolds
Im more interested to see if they have the politial might to get the morroccans and algerians to open up the border
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Then 2-3 Muslim countries will be denying aid to fellow Muslims under attack. I'm sure, (I hope) that they must have contacted all countries en route.
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Anti-terror police arrest three members of George Galloway's aid team as they head to
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seems Impossible because morroco / algeria border is firmly closed,
even if they do make into egypt, I beleive the egyptians for political reasons will unlikely allow them to cross out of egpyt into gaza
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There's some mention of special dispensation on the website. A case of hoping the waves will part? Who knows...
"We are receiving tremendous cooperation from the embassies of the countries en route....Already this has meant the authorities will open crossings that are normally closed and are providing facilities for the convoy. "
Viva Palestina - info for drivers
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