http://archives.ckut.ca/128/20121003.14.00-15.00.mp3 

Listen to an interview with Gaza’s Ark organizer Ehab Lotayef on CKUT. As part of the interview you will hear words from former Canadian MP Jim Manly who will join the Scandinavian sailing boat “Estelle” in Naples. Interview starts at the 7 minutes mark.

Gaza builds ship to break Israeli blockade from the inside

South China Morning Post

A ship built in Gaza will sail next year carrying Palestinian exports to international customers, and to challenge Israel’s blockade from the inside out. The Gaza’s Ark project was building a boat using existing resources in the tiny Palestinian enclave to carry …

Ship to challenge Gaza blockade

Oman Daily Observer

ROME — The Estelle, the latest ship to try to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza as part of the ‘Freedom Flotilla’ movement, will set sail from Naples in southern Italy tomorrow, a spokeswoman for the movement said. “The Estelle will be leaving in two days time, … 

Swedish ‘flotilla’ headed to Gaza

Jweekly.com

A new “flotilla” ship is making its way toward the Gaza Strip as pro-Palestinian European activists continue to protest Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian enclave. A handful of activists on the sailing ship Estelle plan to embark for Gaza from Italy by the end of …

Former Member of Parliament joins ship to Gaza: ‘Time for Canadian politicians …

rabble.ca

I look forward to joining the Estelle on its voyage from Naples to Gaza and I am aware of my responsibility as the only Canadian on this international crew of volunteers. We want to bring a message of solidarity for the Palestinians of Gaza and to remind them …

Boat under construction in Gaza to break Israeli blockade: Activist

Press TV

Jim Manly, a former Canadian lawmaker, said at a news conference in Vancouver on Wednesday that Gaza’s Ark group has been making the boat under cooperation of a group of Palestinian and international experts. “We want to bring a message of solidarity …

Activists building ship in Gaza to defy Israel

gulfnews.com

The Gaza’s Ark project is building a boat using existing resources in the tiny Palestinian enclave to carry Palestinian goods to the outside world, former Canadian Member of Parliament Jim Manly. Manly held a news conference at Vancouver’s airport …

Ship to Gaza nearing destination

Daily News Egypt

A Swedish ship, named Estelle, is en route to Gaza and is currently anchored in Naples as it continues its long journey in an attempt to breach the Israeli blockade of goods in and out of the Strip. In June Estelle set out from Sweden on her five month voyage to …

Nanaimo man joins flotilla to Gaza strip

Nanaimo Daily News

Nanaimo resident and former Canadian Member of Parliament Jim Manly will take part in a flotilla headed for the Gaza strip in Palestine. His intention is to break the blockade imposed on the region since Hamas took control in 2007. Manly, who turns 80 next …

Vancouver Press Conference: Retired MP Jim Manly departs to sail to Gaza

Canada NewsWire (press release)

VANCOUVER, Oct. 3, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ -. When: 1:30 pm PST Wednesday October 3rd, 2012. Where: Vancouver Airport, International Departures; by Bill Reid’s Haida Canoe Sculpture. Former Canadian MP (Member of Parliament 1980-88) and retired …

Staying Human: A Canadian reports from the Swedish Ship to Gaza in La Spezia

rabble.ca

Staying Human: A Canadian reports from the Swedish Ship to Gaza in La Spezia. The Swedish three-masted schooner Estelle arrived in the Italian port of La Spezia on Thursday afternoon, and on Saturday supporters from all over northern Italian came to …

Challenging the blockade of Gaza: Message from a Canadian on board the Estelle

rabble.ca

On its last leg, from Naples to Gaza, the Estelle will carry another Canadian representative, as well as material needed for the construction of Gaza’s Ark, the ship we are rebuilding in Gaza to challenge the blockade from the inside out. The …

Former colonel to speak at San Anselmo benefit for ‘Gaza’s Ark‘

Marin Independent-Journal

Ann Wright, a former U.S. Army colonel and diplomat, will talk at a benefit for “Gaza’s Ark,” a new civilian initiative to challenge the Israeli blockade of Gaza by sailing with Gaza’s exports. The event is sponsored by Keep Hope Alive and 14 Friends …

Report: Another flotilla headed to Gaza

Ynetnews

The ship is believed to be carrying equipment meant for the “Gaza Ark” project – a Canadian initiative that hopes to build a Gaza-made ship that would carry Palestinian exports outside the Strip’s waters. Among the activists – who for the most part are …

Breaking the Blockade By Sea

The Link - ‎Oct 2, 2012‎

They set sail without knowing if they would reach their destination or survive the trip. Many of the passengers wrote wills for the occasion; two activists left instructions saying that, if they died en route, their bodies should be refrigerated so that they could …

Finnish-flagged aid vessel Estelle en route to Gaza

Helsingin Sanomat

The Estelle, a Swedish-owned sailing ship sailing under the Finnish flag, is en route to Gaza with a cargo of aid supplies. Israel continues to maintain a maritime blockade against the Palestinian territory, but the blockade has been eased on the land borders …

Gaza farmers and fishers find Canadian support

rabble.ca

Eva Bartlett In Gaza. Eva Bartlett In Gaza’s picture. Eva Bartlett In Gaza offers views of Palestinian life in Gaza under siege. Eva sailed to Gaza in November 2008 with Free Gaza and stayed on with the ISM till June 2010. She has recently returned to the Strip.

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