STAY HUMAN Freedom Flotilla Renames Voyage in Honor of Vittorio Arrigoni
Organizers Fleet Freedom 2 decided that their next trip to Gaza in honor Vittoro Arrigoni called Freedom Flotilla - Stay Human. Stay Human is the title of the book and Vittorio sentence that is often repeated. His articles and reports is regularly terminated, or words of Stay Human in Italian Restiamo Umani - be human, keep people.
The murder of human rights activist, Vittorio Arrigoni, is a tragedy for his family, for those of us who knew him, and for the Palestinians who Admired and loved him. The Steering Committee of Freedom Flotilla 2 condemns this senseless murder and the people who are behind it. They took the life of one of the most passionate supporters of justice for Palestine. This murder is damaging to the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice as well as our work in support of that struggle. In his honor, we are naming our next voyage, Freedom Flotilla - STAY HUMAN.
Mourners demand justice for slain theater director
Vittorio Arrigoni was not the only activist killed in recent years (15 April 2011th)
sorrowful friends and family of the murdered actor and theater director Juliana Mer Khamis will meet on Sunday with Palestinian President Abbas and give him the petition and hold a peaceful protest, which will seek the protection of Freedom Theatre in Jenin. Juliana Mer-Khamis from Haifa, Israel killed the fourth April 2011. by unknown gunmen who were in a vehicle with Palestinian license plates drove in front of the Freedom Theatre in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. The investigation has not revealed much about the killers. Palestinian Authority in the West Bank have arrested one person, but it was after the investigation for lack of evidence released. International activists has been advised that some time not come to the theater for their own safety. After the assassination of Palestinian artists and intellectuals Palestinian self-government were sent a petition demanded a thorough investigation of the murder, the publication of the identity of killers and bringing them to justice. They also demanded protection of the theater, staff and students who are exposed to constant threats.
Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank unite in mourning of slain activist Vittorio Arrigoni
Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank mourn slain activist Vittorio Arrigonija (15 April 2011th)
Friday (15 . April) are organized gathering of bereaved people in Gaza and Ramallah. Citizens are paying tribute to slain activist, and the UN headquarters in Gaza held a protest. Weekly protests that took place after noon pray in the villages of Bil'in and Al Masara were devoted Vittoro Arrigoni. On Saturday in downtown Nablus held in commemoration of which the participants condemned the murder Vittorijevo and praised his work. Vittorio actively supports the just struggle of the Palestinian people for 10 years. The past 2 and a half years with the International Solidarity Movement monitor Israeli violations of human rights and support the nonviolent resistance of the Palestinian people against Israeli occupation in Gaza and informed the public, both in his homeland of Italy, and throughout the world, about the situation there. Vittorio has been written about Palestine for the Italian newspaper Il Manifesto and Peacereporter and advocated for a boycott, disinvestment and sanctions against Israel. Vittorijev friend of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Khaleel Shaheen said: "This is a black day in the Palestinian history. We fully condemn the horrific murder of our friend Vittorio. We demand from local authorities responsible to justice as soon as possible. Vittorio is forever in our thoughts. He is a hero of Palestine. "
Gaza in shock as Islamists kill kidnapped Italian
" He's very well-known, he lives among the people, "said Huwaidi Arraf, a co-founder of ISM. "Vit has repeatedly put his life in danger, put his life on the line in support of the Palestinians." A journalist colleague at the Italian daily Il Manifesto said he was "astounded" by Arrigoni's death. "We're also wondering how a pacifist who was wholeheartedly pro-Palestinian could be killed by Palestinians, even though you have to ask who those Palestinians were," Maurizio Matteuzzi told AFP. In Jerusalem, shocked Italian volunteers who had just left Gaza converged on a hotel in the city's annexed eastern sector, the horror evident upon their faces. "He was a lively, lovely person, we made fun of him because he was more Palestinian than Italian," said Simona Ghizzoni, a 34-year-old photographer who worked in Gaza for the Italian NGO Cospe. "He was a real believer and a real activist for Palestinian human rights. "When we got to the Palestinian checkpoint before Erez, there were all these Palestinians coming and saying 'We are sorry, we are sorry.' All the Palestinians I met are completely shocked and sad," she said. Arrigoni is the third ISM member to be killed in Gaza -- US national Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in March 2003, and a month later Briton Tom Hurndall was shot and critically injured by the army. He died in January 2004. In Gaza City, several hundred people rallied in the Square of the Unknown Soldier against the killing, while in the West Bank, around 100 people, most of them foreigners, marched through Ramallah to a house of mourning in El Bireh, an AFP correspondent said.
"A Beautiful Soul, a Big Heart": Italian Peace Activist Vittorio Arrigoni Slain by Militant Captors in Gaza Strip (video)
Salafijske skupine u Gazi sada tvrde da nisu umiješane u pogubljenje Vittorija Arrigonija.
And then the video popped up on the internet, showing him bound and blindfolded, with his face a little bit swollen and bloodied. Despite that—we started working right away, talking to everyone we knew, putting out an appeal to secure his release, and making sure that whoever had him knew what a tireless advocate for Palestinian rights Vittorio was. But, you know, even the horror of seeing that video and knowing that he was being held in that state, we didn't think—it didn't really cross our mind that they could harm him. He is such a beautiful soul. Anyone coming into contact with him would know just how committed he was. And I was just sure that if his captors would talk to him, they would see that, you know ... All I know and all I could say is that Vittorio has one of the most beautiful souls, big heart, of anybody I've ever had the honor of meeting. And his killing is truly a loss for-you know, not just for those of us who knew him, but for all of Palestine.
Jeff Halper: Remembering VIK
Vittorio during his work with Palestinian fishermen wounded by Israeli soldiers who regularly opened fire on Palestinian civilian fishing boats in the sea of \u200b\u200bGaza. Israel is thus in the past 10 years killed 18 and wounded oko 200 palestinskih ribara, te uništio mnoge brodiće i opremu. Vittorio je i prije proboja izraelske blokade brodovima 2008. aktivno pomagao Palestincima na Zapadnoj obali. Izrael ga je 3 puta pritvarao i zatim deportirao.
Vik was truly a person greater than life. He was so filled with energy, a mixture of joy, camaraderie and impatience with the confines of boats and prisons like Gaza, that he would suddenly lift you into the air, or wrestle with you – he was a big, strong, handsome guy, ebullient and smiling even in the most oppressive and dangerous situations – as if to tell you: Yaala! These Israel naval ships shooting at us and the Palestinian fisherman cannot prevail over our solidarity, outrage and the justice of our cause! (Vik was wounded in one of those confrontations). He would come up behind you and say: The Occupation will fall just like this! (and he would wrestle you to the ground, laughing and playing with you as he did). Vik, who like me received Palestinian citizenship and a passport when we broke the siege of Gaza and sailed into Gaza port in August, 2008, was a peace-maker exemplar. … He was especially known for accompanying the fishermen as they tried to ply their trade despite almost daily shootings at them from the Israeli navy, who confined them to the fished-out, sewage-filled waters near the Gaza coast. At least eighteen fishermen have been killed in the past decade, about 200 injured, many boats wrecked and much equipment ruined. But he was intimately involved wherever he was needed in Gaza, among the farmers as well as traumatized children, in times of distress – his book, Gaza: Stay Human, documents his experiences among the people during Israel's three-week attack in 2008-09 – and simply being with the people in their coffee shops and homes. Vik was what we call a “witness”: someone who put himself physically with the oppressed and shared with them their triumphs, tragedies, sufferings and hopes. Yet he was one who through his actions tried to affect genuine change. He, like Juliano, Rachel and so many others who have sacrificed themselves for peace and justice in Palestine and the world over, leave a huge hole in our hearts, our lives and in the struggle.
With Great Shock and Sorrow, PCHR Condemns Murder of Italian Activist, Vittorio Arrigoni
On Friday morning, 15 April 2011, security services found the body of Arrigoni in a house located in the 'Amer project area, west of al-Karamah building in the west of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip. In his testimony, a PCHR staff-member reported signs of beating on the victim's face, signs of handcuffs on his hands, and signs of strangulation around his neck. The Ministry of Interior in Gaza issued a press release on Friday, condemning this heinous crime. It declared the arrest of two members of the group and the continued search for others. Arrigoni had worked in Gaza since 2008, when he arrived on board the "Free Gaza" flotilla, organized to break the closure imposed on the Gaza Strip. He devoted himself to the defense of Palestinians' rights, and participated in a number of activities against the closure, against violations committed by Israeli Forces against Palestinian civilians, particularly fishermen, and against the Israeli decision to impose a ‘buffer zone’ in the Gaza Strip. He was arrested by Israel forces on18 November 2008, while he was accompanying a number of fishermen off the shores of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. However, he returned to Gaza a few months later via Rafah International Crossing. Arrigoni was also in the West Bank for a few years before coming to Gaza. He has been known for his activity with the International Solidarity Movement.
Vik Vittorio Arrigoni (video)
Vittorio Arrigoni: pacifist supporter of the Palestinian cause
But Arrigoni's life was anything but safe. In September 2008 he was injured accompanying Palestinian fishermen at sea. Two years ago he received a death threat from a US far-right website that provided any would-be killers with a photo and details of distinguishing physical traits, such as a tattoo on his shoulder.
Solidarity Statements in honor of Vittorio Arrigoni
Vik you were dedicated, full of humanity, and fun. Your love for life, music and laughter meant that your presence always created a nice atmosphere for our youth and children in different occasions. You shared our lives in Gaza for more than 2 years. You danced Dabbka. You would always reach out and shake hands with little boys and girls in the streets. You would play football with them. You were there in our funerals as well as our weddings. And, more than that, you protested daily as a member of the ISM alongside with Palestinians on the borders against the buffer zone created by Israel where farmers were unable to reach their land. Viktor you were always there with the ISM and Palestinian people, in peaceful protests against the occupation, calling for justice, peace and a free Palestine. I have known Viktor for more than 2 years. He arrived in Gaza with the Free Gaza Movement in August 2008 and stayed in Gaza during the siege and the different ongoing atrocities committed by the Israeli occupation. He was a real radical revolutionary comrade. On another occasion we met at al Aqsa hospital in the middle of the camps when Bianca, a member of the ISM, was shot by the Israelis in another peaceful protest against the buffer zone. He was so angry and showed his anger in a very open way. An angry young man, with smiling, beautiful, and peaceful eyes. In my apartment in Gaza city we had a light dinner with friends and he was so happy and sang the nice famous Italian song Bella Ciao and translated it for us. I felt empowered and inspired by him.
Vale Vittorio Arrigoni, 'hero of Palestine'
Even after Israel's forces deported him from the West Bank he still took part in a direct action, associated with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), to highlight Israel's deportation of peace activists, taking a flight to Ben Gurion airport in the hope of being allowed to attend a peace conference in Bethlehem – only to be deported after spending Christmas 2005 in detention. I first met and interviewed Arrigoni while he was preparing for this action. He described to me how, after some years of suffering depression, he undertook volunteer work in Africa and Eastern Europe. He soon found himself in Palestine as part of ISM and felt that he had to do all he could to help bring about equality and human rights for Palestinians living under occupation and to raise awareness outside Palestine of the difficulties and injustices of their lives. … Arrigoni's brutal murder comes after the murder of a settler family and the shooting of theatre director Juliano Mer-Khamis last week. Writing as someone who has spent a great deal of time in the West Bank over the years, these events seem alien to the Palestinian culture of resistance I have come to know and respect. Such actions smack of some kind of dirty war, based on motives that have little to do with the ongoing struggle for Palestinian self-determination.
Vittorio Arrigoni: The man I knew
Vittorio se uskoro namjeravao vratiti u Italiju kako bi posjetio svog teško bolesnog oca, odmorio se od Gaza, and again returned to the international flotilla of ships that will sail to Gaza in May this year.
Vittorio Arrigoni tag on ISM site
Mother of slain Italian activist to sail to Gaza, flotilla change name in honor of Vittorio
Mother of murdered Italian activists announced that the following international humanitarian freedom flotilla of it instead of his son to travel in May this year in Gaza. "I want to see Gaza, which my son loved and for which they sacrificed. I want to meet good people on whom I always said Vik. She added that the Vittorijevo work to continue through the work of his friend, and drew attention to the fact that her son was threatened with death by an American right-wing organizations.
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