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July 16, 2009

Viva Palestinia Aid Convoy Arrives in Gaza
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A group of around 100 US peace activists have arrived in the Gaza Strip
carrying humanitarian aid. The activists are part of the group Viva
Palestina, which conducted another aid mission from Europe earlier this
year. On Wednesday, the group entered Gaza through the Rafah border
crossing with Egypt. The convoy includes the former Democratic
Congressmember Cynthia Mc Kinney. Mc Kinney’s entry comes just over a
week after her deportation from Israel for trying to reach Gaza by sea.
She was one of 21 activists kidnapped by the Israeli military in
international waters as they tried to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.



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