Saturday, January 1, 2011

"We are sailing"!

Humanitarian aid sails on final leg of its journey to Gaza, Palestine
(with photos) Latakia, Syria, 1 Jan 2011: The Asia to Gaza caravan arrived to a grand welcome by the Governor of Latakia, Dr. Khalyl Mashhaddya, a cardio-thoracic surgeon, on 25th December, in the port city of Syria, with school children playing their band and raising pro-Palestine and pro-Syria placards on the street ... While awaiting the clearance from Egyptian authorities for entering Gaza, the caravan members were invited by a host of organizations - of students, farmers, workers and engineers. The caravan members also visited the Al-aa-Deen camp of Palestinian refugees, some of whom came as far back as in 1948. This camp is also host to Syrian refugees from Golan Heights and some Palestinian refugees from Iraq.
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