Tony Benn at Viva Palestina send-off

Gaza convoy, spring 2009

Viva Palestina's first humanitarian aid convoy into Gaza, spring 2009. We delivered 12 ambulances (plus some minibus / out-patient ambulances), and over 90 other vehicles full of medical and emergency aid. We were joined in Libya by a further convoy of dozens of food aid trucks. Hassan Ghani from Press TV has made a documentary about the convoy; it makes use of several of these photographs. You…  (read more)
Gaza City

Gaza City

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Gaza City

Gaza City

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Gaza beach refugee village

Gaza beach refugee village

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Whilst careering around in a car, looking for a supposedly spotted surfer so we could show the surf companies and have them fall over each other to be the most cool and ethical — and sponsor a Gazan beach! The ride was quite a classic convoy scene: Kim with his video camera, me with a stills camera, a translator, a driver... and a guy with an AK74.
Apologising for Balfour

Apologising for Balfour

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Kim with the break-ins

Kim with the break-ins

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After the speeches

After the speeches

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Local government types

Local government types

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Mister "promise you'll phone me!"

Mister "promise you'll phone me!"

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Photo competition

Photo competition

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The dude in front jumped in to block the man I was trying to take a photo of... but bless his excitement! ;)
Nobility

Nobility

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View larger. This man doesn't bite his fingernails. The Israeli army pulled them out.
Accomodation block

Accomodation block

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What you can't see (or hear) are the Israeli drone aircraft overhead, selecting the targets for bombing once we'd left.
Playground

Playground

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More entertaining than class

More entertaining than class

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Out of class

Out of class

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Playground line

Playground line

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Between classes

Between classes

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Meeting and learning

Meeting and learning

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