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July 8, 2011

Israel Prepares to Block Entry of Palestinian Solidarity Activists in "Flytilla" 
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The Israeli government is launching a massive internal security
operation to block an influx of Palestinian solidarity activists
arriving from abroad. Hundreds of people are scheduled to fly into Tel
Aviv this weekend to visit the occupied West Bank at the invitation of
Palestinian civil society groups. The trip is being called the
"Flytilla," after the flotilla of ships currently trying to break the
naval blockade of Gaza. An Israeli police spokesperson says hundreds of
officers will be deployed to block the activists' entry.

Micky Rosenfeld: "What we know is there are scheduled several hundred
activists that will come in over the next 24 to 48 hours, meaning from
Thursday night to the end of the weekend, and that's why all necessary
arrangements, security arrangements have been made."



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