PrintJune 13, 2010
Smoking Gun: The Free Gaza Movement and Hamas
The Free Gaza Movement advertises itself on its website as "a human rights group that in August 2008 sent the first international boats to land in the port of Gaza in 41 years." Most media outlets continue to portray the group as a benevolent and even constructive organization committed to advancing the cause of peace between the Palestinians and Israelis.Nothing could be farther from the truth. Consider the letter (below) that was sent by the Hamas Minister of Youth and Sport, Dr. Bassem Naim, dated November 1, 2007 and written on official stationery, inviting Dr. Paul Larudee and the Free Gaza Movement "to help lift the siege of Gaza." The invitation was no mere gesture, because Dr. Larudee and the other participants in the first Gaza flotilla actually ran through the Israeli blockade on August 24, 2008 and met with the leadership of Hamas, including Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. The photos below show members of the Free Gaza Movement in Gaza City proudly...(Read Full Article)
