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July 6, 2009

U.S. Peace Activists Head to Gaza as Boat Delegation Deported
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A group of around 100 U.S. peace activists have arrived in Egypt hoping
to bring aid to the Gaza Strip. The activists are part of the group
“Viva Palestina” which conducted another aid mission from Europe earlier
this year. Their arrival in Egypt comes as Israel is set to deport today
a group of foreign activists kidnapped in international waters last week
as they tried to reach Gaza. The Free Gaza delegation included former
Congress member and presidential candidate Cynthia Mc Kinney and the
Irish peace activist and Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire. Both Mc Kinney
and Maguire are among those expected to be deported today.



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