“Sprirt Of Rachel Corrie” docks in Egypt, cargo transferred to Gaza.

Today, after seven weeks at sea, the “Spirit of Rachel Corrie” (MV Finch) has been allowed to berth at the El Arish port in Egypt.

Members of our Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) who are in El Arish to oversee the operation, say that they have unloaded the PVC pipes, weighing some 32 tonnes onto seven trucks and it would be sent to Gaza immediately.

Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad, President of the Perdana Global Peace Organisation said, “I wish to express my gratitude to the Egyptian Prime Minister Dr Essam Sharaf whom I met during my trip to Cairo last week for helping to expedite the whole process. It is my fervent hope that the new Egyptian Government will continue to support our cause in extending assistance to Palestinians especially in Gaza who have been placed under illegal siege by the Tel Aviv regime since 2007. On our part, we will continue to be committed in opposing and challenging the siege that is nothing less than an act of genocide by the Israeli regime on the whole population of Palestinians in Gaza.”