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Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza” - By suppressing an effort to break the Gaza siege, activists say Egypt has once again prioritized its alignment with Israel and the US over its stated commitments to Palestinian rights.

JL;DR SUMMARY Activists from the International Coalition Against the Israeli Occupation faced severe repression from Egyptian authorities as they attempted the Global March to Gaza, a demonstration against the Israeli blockade of Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Anwar SadatGaza BlockadeUs Military AidSinai PeninsulaIsraeli Egyptian RelationsEgyptian RepressionInternational Coalition Against The Israeli OccupationGlobal March To GazaAbdel Fattah El SisiIsrael Defense Minister

Places mentioned

Cairo, Egypt
"participants from more than 50 countriesincluding Mexico, Turkey, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Tunisia, and Francewould arrive in Cairo, travel 200 miles to Al-Arish on the Mediterranean, and then walk approximately 33 miles to the Rafah border crossing to deliver aid"
Al-Arish, North Sinai, Egypt
"participants from more than 50 countriesincluding Mexico, Turkey, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Tunisia, and Francewould arrive in Cairo, travel 200 miles to Al-Arish on the Mediterranean, and then walk approximately 33 miles to the Rafah border crossing to deliver aid"
Ismailia, Egypt
"Meanwhile, a separate contingent of 200 individuals reached Ismailia, a Suez Canal city 126 miles from Al-Arish."
Alexandria, Egypt
"For instance, in May, authorities extended the detention of Abdelgawad Al-Sahlami, a low ranking police officer who had raised a Palestinian flag in downtown Alexandria."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"He has also agreed to demands for military code-sharing with Washington at Tel Avivs behest, a measure previous Egyptian presidents reliably resisted."

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