Alkhudari: internationals denied exit, have a chance to live the Israeli siege

Wednesday September 03, 2008 20:56 by Rami Almeghari - IMEMC & Agencies

Jamal Alkhudari, chairman of the local popular committee to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza, believed on Wednesday that the internationals who have been denied exit from Gaza by the Israeli occupation authorities, have a chance to live the Israeli siege on Gaza.

Jamal Alkhudari, chairman of the local committee to break the Israeli siege

In a press release, emailed to media outlets, "denying 9 internationals exit out of the Gaza Strip, can be a chance for those people to live the Israeli siege of Gaza, in a way that might lead to the reopening of border crossings".

Israel has prevented entry of 9 international activists through the Eritz checkpoint in northern Gaza, in their way back to their destinations after they have spent several days in Gaza.

The internationals , including British journalist Lauren Booth and sister-in-law of Mr. Tony Blair, envoy of the Quartet Committee for Middle East peace, have been part of the Free Gaza boat, which arrived in Gaza in August23.

35 out of 44 internationals left Gaza for Cyprus by sea last Thursday, leaving behind their own testimonies and the 9 fellow boat members, who have become new members of stranded Palestinian patients , travelers or students, awaiting travel abroad.

Alkhudari maintained that his committee has been doing utmost in order to disseminate a message of protest against the Israeli siege on Gaza. He reveled that more similar moves will take place in the future until the blockade is lifted.

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