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Syrian children re-enact the difficult journey from their home country to Greece, Kos, Greece, September 9, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

‘Water filled our boat, we saw death staring us in the face’

Thousands of refugees sleep in tents, waiting to receive a permit to travel to Athens; women suffer from dehydration while the children re-enact the treacherous journey from their war-torn home countries to Western Europe. A special report from the Greek island of Kos. Text and photos by Oren Ziv and Irene Nasser KOS, GREECE —…

By Activestills September 11, 2015

Palestinian refugees from Syria fleeing the horrors of war on a boat originally headed to Italy.

Lifelong refugees: Palestinian boat people search for a new home

After escaping the horrors of the Syrian Civil War by boat, a group of Palestinian refugees washed up on the shores of Greece. Now they are wandering the streets of Athens without food or shelter. After four days at sea, with no food or fuel, 175 Palestinian refugees were rescued by the Greek navy. After…

By Samah Salaime May 21, 2015

The unlikely alliance between Greek activists and the Flotilla

After a week of anti-austerity demonstrations and flotilla training, activists from both camps have emerged unified in their claim that Greek government no longer represents its people; rather it is now beholden to the interests of foreign bodies, be it Israel or the International Monetary Fund. ATHENS – On a sleepy Friday afternoon in the Greek port city…

By Joseph Dana July 7, 2011

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Participants of the US boat on the 2011 Gaza-bound flotilla in Athens, June 2011 (photo: Mya Guarnieri)

What about the Jews on the US boat to Gaza?

For Jews on board the US boat to Gaza, the Audacity of Hope, their decision to sail to Gaza was a concrete action marking their divergence from mainstream American Jewish allegiance of the Israeli policies. Jewish presence in the flotilla represents growing dissatisfaction among American Jews with Israel’s incessant willingness to monopolize modern Jewish identity.…

By Joseph Dana July 6, 2011

The US boat of the 2011 Gaza-bound flotilla at Piraeus port, Greece (photo: Mya Guarnieri)

UPDATE: With the US boat out, Flotilla to set sail today

The US boat to Gaza, The Audacity of Hope, is dead in the water. Its captain, an American citizen who goes only by the name Captain Jack, will be brought before a judge on felony charges on Tuesday in Athens. Passengers on the ship have been given the freedom to leave the military port where…

By Joseph Dana July 3, 2011

The Israeli inquiry into its lethal response to the Gaza flotilla is a transparent sham. In the photo: the flotilla boarded by IDF troupes (photo: Israel MFA)

Greece: Israeli assault on the Flotilla is well underway

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4E3uHBq1R8[/youtube] ATHENS: Israeli diplomatic and economic pressure is looming large over preparations of the second Gaza aid flotilla, set to sail from a number Greek ports at the end of the month. Israel has clearly stated that it will use every diplomatic and military avenue to maintain its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. The…

By Joseph Dana June 24, 2011

Letter from Athens: A city in chaos

ATHENS – There is a strange tension on the streets of Athens and it has nothing to do with the preparation of the Gaza aid flotilla happening in the city’s Mediterranean ports. Every second corner on the grungy Athenian streets are plastered with “anti-facist’ posters. Riot police patrol on motorcycles as immigrants waiting for asylum…

By Joseph Dana June 21, 2011