UP, Galloway was taken at border and deported, also members of convoy were arresetd at RAfah http://bit.ly/6hsPbd
Brother Irish
I may confirm that Galloway, was mistreated by Egyption, he left after being told that he is not welcome to Egypt again. As for Aljezeera Arabic there is an arrest Warrant issued againt 7 members.
Those stupid Egyptians, instead of letting Viva enter smoothly, there stupidity, helped the campain, in making it the breaking news. There are repeating the same stupidity. Let them Arrest the wanted 7. The arreset shall mobilize the street against pharaoh.
#1 VIVA PALESTINA MORE CONVOY TROUBLE 8 JAN
Two things. Firstly on the facebook page of Yousef Al-Helou, who is the reporter stationed inside Gaza, he said this:
Updates from Gaza: George Galloway is stuck in Rafah crossing, he is not allowed to leave Gaza, some say he is being maltreated nowAnd also I was sent this (thanks) link, it's in Arabic,so you have to use google to translate the link, but it says that Egypt plans to arrest 7 convoy members when they leave Gaza and enter Egypt. NOW THIS JUST OUT:
link MP Galloway deported from Egypt
(UKPA) – 18 minutes ago
MP George Galloway has been deported from Cairo despite wanting to return to Gaza to help members of a humanitarian convoy who have reportedly been arrested, a spokeswoman for the convoy said.
Plain clothes police officers bundled the Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow on to a plane bound for London, said a spokeswoman for the Viva Palestina convoy.
"Mr Galloway had been trying to return to Rafah after news broke that seven of the convoy members are said to have been arrested," she said.
Posted by Irish4Palestine at 9:34 AM
Egypt 'deports aid convoy leader'
Clashes broke out between the actvists and police in El-Arish on Tuesday night [AFP/VIVA PALESTINA]
George Galloway, the British MP leading the Viva Palestina international aid convoy to the Gaza Strip has been forced to leave Egypt, the group has said on its website.
Galloway was apparently picked up by Egyptian officials at the Rafah border crossing on Friday and driven to Cairo where he was placed on a flight back to London.
Galloway told Al Jazeera by telephone from the airport that he had been harassed by about 25 Egyptian police officer as he attempted to re-enter Gaza to join the rest of the Viva Palestina activists.
He said Egyptian officials told him he was being sent out of the country and was now "persona non grata".
The Egyptian foreign ministry later issued a statement saying Galloway would not be allowed to return to the country.
Galloway has been vocal in his criticism of Egyptian authorities in recent days after their decision not to allow the about 200 vehicles in the convoy to arrive in Egypt through the port at Nuweiba.
Cairo insisted that the aid be sent back through Syria and then by ferry to the port of El-Arish on the Mediterranean.
Arrests ordered
Seven other members of the Viva Palestinian convoy have also been ordered arrested after being accused of inciting riots in El-Arish.
Inside Story: Gaza under siege
The decision by the attorney-general in North Sinai means the activists could be detained after passing through the Rafah border crossing from Gaza.
It was not clear if they were in Egyptian custody on Friday.
Late on Tuesday, more than 50 people were wounded during a clash between Egyptian authorities and international members of the convoy.
The protests were sparked by an Egyptian decision to allow 139 vehicles to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing, but requiring a remaining 59 vehicles to pass via Israel.
Afterwards, clashes between Egyptian security forces and Palestinians waiting for the aid convoy led to the death of one Egyptian policeman.
Severe restrictions
Israel and Egypt have severely restricted travel to and from the Gaza Strip since Hamas seized power there in June 2007, after winning Palestinian legislative elections in 2006.
The blockade currently allows only very basic supplies into Gaza.
The siege has severely restricted essential supplies and placed Gazans in a dire situation, made worse by Israel's military assault last winter that reduced much of the territory to ruins.
Viva Palestina Convoy Members Threatened With Arrest
Fri 8 Jan 2010 @ 0800GMT: Press TV's Hassan Ghani reports from Gaza on the Convoy being threatened with arrest by Egyptian Police.
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River to Sea
Uprooted Palestinian
Clashes broke out between the actvists and police in El-Arish on Tuesday night [AFP/VIVA PALESTINA]
George Galloway, the British MP leading the Viva Palestina international aid convoy to the Gaza Strip has been forced to leave Egypt, the group has said on its website.
Galloway was apparently picked up by Egyptian officials at the Rafah border crossing on Friday and driven to Cairo where he was placed on a flight back to London.
Galloway told Al Jazeera by telephone from the airport that he had been harassed by about 25 Egyptian police officer as he attempted to re-enter Gaza to join the rest of the Viva Palestina activists.
He said Egyptian officials told him he was being sent out of the country and was now "persona non grata".
The Egyptian foreign ministry later issued a statement saying Galloway would not be allowed to return to the country.
Galloway has been vocal in his criticism of Egyptian authorities in recent days after their decision not to allow the about 200 vehicles in the convoy to arrive in Egypt through the port at Nuweiba.
Cairo insisted that the aid be sent back through Syria and then by ferry to the port of El-Arish on the Mediterranean.
Arrests ordered
Seven other members of the Viva Palestinian convoy have also been ordered arrested after being accused of inciting riots in El-Arish.
Inside Story: Gaza under siege
The decision by the attorney-general in North Sinai means the activists could be detained after passing through the Rafah border crossing from Gaza.
It was not clear if they were in Egyptian custody on Friday.
Late on Tuesday, more than 50 people were wounded during a clash between Egyptian authorities and international members of the convoy.
The protests were sparked by an Egyptian decision to allow 139 vehicles to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing, but requiring a remaining 59 vehicles to pass via Israel.
Afterwards, clashes between Egyptian security forces and Palestinians waiting for the aid convoy led to the death of one Egyptian policeman.
Severe restrictions
Israel and Egypt have severely restricted travel to and from the Gaza Strip since Hamas seized power there in June 2007, after winning Palestinian legislative elections in 2006.
The blockade currently allows only very basic supplies into Gaza.
The siege has severely restricted essential supplies and placed Gazans in a dire situation, made worse by Israel's military assault last winter that reduced much of the territory to ruins.
Fri 8 Jan 2010 @ 0800GMT: Press TV's Hassan Ghani reports from Gaza on the Convoy being threatened with arrest by Egyptian Police.
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