Gaza convoy, autumn 2010
The "Road to Hope" politically-independent humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza, October & November 2010, including the journey and the kidnapping incident where a group of 10 convoy members and 7 Libyan police / port officials were taken to sea against their will aboard the Strofades IV ferry, its car loading ramp open to the sea, and lifejackets denied to those kidnapped... This set does not include…
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On the road
Photocall
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The border between Morocco and Algeria was opened especially for us. It has been closed for the best part of 20 years because of a dispute between the countries over Western Sahara. It was opened only twice: both times for essentially this group of volunteers en route to Gaza with humanitarian aid. (The first time was under the guise of Viva Palestina, and the second time, as Road to Hope.)
Morocco to Algeria. Again!
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The border between Morocco and Algeria was opened especially for us. It has been closed for the best part of 20 years because of a dispute between the countries over Western Sahara. It was opened only twice: both times for essentially this group of volunteers en route to Gaza with humanitarian aid. (The first time was under the guise of Viva Palestina, and the second time, as Road to Hope.)
Processing time
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The border between Morocco and Algeria was opened especially for us. It has been closed for the best part of 20 years because of a dispute between the countries over Western Sahara. It was opened only twice: both times for essentially this group of volunteers en route to Gaza with humanitarian aid. (The first time was under the guise of Viva Palestina, and the second time, as Road to Hope.)
Naturally, there's a bit of a wait — this is unusual paperwork!
Algerian escort
Something in the water?
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Din-dins
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This particular meal (and that night's accomodation) were courtesy of an Algerian training college, for teachers planning to work with children with special needs.
Uncle spots an interloper
The charm of the Irish
Proud father...
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...of a new injector pump and accelerator assembly. The driver of this one had been operating the accelerator cable by hand after it broke... having been repaired already just one country previously, in Morroco. Looked like they'd installed their repaired part upside-down, causing knock-on damage, so the Algerian mechanic had to replace it.
Anwar on TV
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Our American cousin...
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Irving in discussion with one of the thoroughly lovely and very generous Algerian translators.
Trainee teachers & the resurrected van!
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Together with a van that was abandoned, seriously broken, on the first Viva Palestina convoy in spring 2009! We had trouble with another van this time, in the same place – Bordeaux – and were able to swap it with our friends there, for this one, which had been repaired!
Trainee teacher guys
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All brilliant people. The one on the left is clearly the secret lovechild of Jean Reno and Freddie Mercury... ;)
Can we be photographed together please?
Quiet time
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Our Algerian translator
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This guy was brilliant and deeply generous with his time (and his friends' transportation for us!)
I plan to send all the folks here Road to Hope T-shirts which they are very much looking forward to! :)
Convoy!
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Snaking off into the distance, this is Charlie team heading up Bravo and Echo, with Tox's yellow bus, E1, visible on the rightmost apex.
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