[ 24/05/2010 - 01:07 PM ]
ANTALYA, (PIC)-- Sources participating in the Freedom Flotilla aid convoy stated that father Hilarion Capucci, the former archbishop of Jerusalem, joined the convoy sailing for the besieged Gaza Strip.
The sources said that father Capucci arrived in the Turkish city of Antalya on Sunday to join hundreds of participants in the convoy.
For his part, deputy head of the international committee for breaking the siege Mohamed Sawalha said that the participation of father Capucci has a symbolic importance for he is one of the most prominent Palestinian national figures who stood in the face of the Israeli occupation.
More than 30 years ago, the Israeli occupation exiled father Capucci from Palestine because of his honorable national stands.
In a related context, the European campaign to end the siege said that the Greek-Swedish cargo ships will start Monday afternoon to move from the port of Athens to Cyprus to join the Freedom Flotilla convoy.
Spokesman for the campaign Rami Abdo added that four other ships will also move on the same day from the Greek ports of Athens and Crete to Cyprus.
The spokesman noted that the Greek-Swedish cargo ship is carrying humanitarian aid worth 2.5 million dollars and it is expected to reach along with the other ships to Gaza on Friday.
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Father Capucci was convicted in 1974 of using his diplomatic status to smuggle arms to the Palestine Liberation Army.
ReplyDeleteSo him joining the flotilla makes me wonder what is this flotilla is bring to Gaza. Will this aid help the people of Gaza or it will make the Hamas even stronger and more violent?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI3koQ1Oh4