Viva Palestina III
December, 2009
Third Aid Convoy to Gaza
George Galloway, British MP and Leader of the second "Viva Palestina" convoy to deliver aid to the citizens of Gaza (second from right), posed for a photo with members of Neturei Karta who joined the aid convoy.
Read about the second Viva Palestina aid convoy which took place in July, 2009. The current aid convoy is the third convoy organized by MP George Galloway, and the second joined by the Orthodox Jews of Neturei Karta.
A delegation of religious Orthodox Jews joined the convoy in Istanbul, Turkey. They will be providing updates of the events daily which will be posted here. Check back as photos and videos are added.
December 15, 2009 - Dinner in the Hasir Restaurant hosted by Mr. Yucel Celikbilek Mayor of the town of Beykoz in the city of Istanbul
As of 28 December, the convoy is now held up in Aqaba Jordan, waiting for permission from Egyptian foreign ministry to be allowed passage throw the Sinai, passed Raffah into Gaza.
Rabbi Dovid Feldman of Neturei Karta International, Jews United Against Zionism, speaks to the press in Istanbul, Turkey explaining why members of Neturei Karta were joining the convoy.
Rabbi Dovid Feldman of Neturei Karta International, Jews United Against Zionism, on his second aid trip to Gaza with the Viva Palestina convoy, speaks on December 15, 2009 at a welcoming dinner for the convoy, in the town of Beykoz in the city of Istanbul, Turkey, while the Viva Palestina convoy.