published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-06-05 10:02
Israeli troops have taken control of an aid ship trying to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military says soldiers boarded the Irish-owned vessel from the sea and did not meet any resistance.
It says the ship is now being taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod. There has been no word from those on board.
It comes days after nine people died in clashes when Israel troops boarded a Turkish aid ship, triggering international condemnation.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-06-05 09:33
Press Release - Wed 5th June, 3.30am
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-06-05 09:27
At about 5:50 am on Saturday, the first reports came in over Twitter that the 'Rachel Corrie' had been boarded close to Gaza. Earlier the activists reported that their radar had been jammed, however their Twitter accounts continued to operate.
The activists reported that three boats were following them for about twenty minutes and then that they had been boarded.
The passengers are said to be under arrest.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-06-05 09:10
JERUSALEM, June 5 (Reuters) - The Israeli navy prepared to board another aid ship bound for Gaza on Saturday, as Washington condemned as "unsustainable" a blockade which Israel enforced earlier in the week by killing 9 people aboard a Turkish vessel.
Irish and other activists on the Rachel Corrie ignored orders to divert to Israel's Ashdod port. Should it continue to approach the Palestinian enclave, the navy would board the vessel, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-06-05 09:01
Israeli war ships are "shadowing" a Malaysian-funded Irish aid ship headed towards Gaza, activists on board have said.
The MV Rachel Corrie's radar was jammed as the ship sailed closer to restricted waters off the Gaza Strip early on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the campaign group supporting the ship said.
published by joeblow on Sat, 2010-06-05 07:14
The NY Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief, whose objectivity was cast into doubt because his son actively serves in the IDF, has just published a detailed article on the flotilla massacre.
The second paragraph jumps off the page:
The crack of an Israeli sound grenade and a hail of rubber bullets from above were supposed to disperse activists, but instead set them into motion. And when three Israeli commandos slid down ropes out of helicopters to take over the ship, a crowd set upon them.
published by Cherifa Sirry on Sat, 2010-06-05 05:25
Flotilla 13, or Shayetet 13 in Hebrew, is considered one of the Israeli army’s elite special force units. It was formed in 1949 based on the naval brigade of the Haganah Jewish terrorist group, a group which operated against the British mandate in Palestine and was responsible for numerous grave acts of terrorism against the British and the Arabs inside Palestine and beyond.
published by Cherifa Sirry on Sat, 2010-06-05 02:07
On board the Rachel Corrie.. Irish Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire, a former UN Assistant Secretary-General Denis Halliday, a member of the Malaysian parliament Mohd Nizar bin Zakaria... and more..
MV Rachel Corrie 80 Miles from Gaza
Saturday June 05, 2010 00:57 by Kev & Freda - IPSC
published by Tom Sullivan on Fri, 2010-06-04 19:58
Protest continues at Israeli embassy
About 50 people are continuing to blockade the Israeli embassy in Dublin today in protest at Israel’s policies on Gaza.
Irish Times, 4 June 2010
Members of the Irish Anti-war Movement gathered outside the embassy on Pembroke Road in Ballsbridge last night following a protest and have remained there in an attempt to keep the building closed for the day. The embassy generally closes at lunchtime on Friday.
published by joeblow on Fri, 2010-06-04 18:43
Israel’s boarding and seizure of the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish ship in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, has sparked debate and outrage world wide. Media, pundits, and politicians, despite a real lack of facts and hard information, have lept to alternately defend and condemn Israel, Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador, and Israel has urged sympathizers to its defense on internet forums. As usual, when it comes to the always-contentious Jewish State, the entire world is just itching for a fight.
published by Crimes of Zion on Thu, 2010-06-03 08:12
The Irish ship, MV Rachel Corrie, was tampered with by the Israeli Defense Forces according to Colonel Itzik Turgeman.
The Rachel Corrie was planned to be the first ship to arrive into Gazan waters last weekend but was delayed due to mechanical problems now suspected to be a form of sabotage.
published by Tom Sullivan on Thu, 2010-06-03 07:47
Two Herald journalists captured by Israeli commandos and deported after being caught up in this week's deadly Gaza flotilla attack spoke today of their ordeal.
Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June 2010
The Sydney Morning Herald's chief correspondent Paul McGeough told of being aboard one of the Gaza aid flotilla vessels and seeing shadows of the Israeli navy's Zodiac boats circling.
published by Cherifa Sirry on Wed, 2010-06-02 21:56
Testimony of Dr. Hazem Farouk, Egyptian MP from the Muslim Brotherhood who was aboard the Freedom Flotilla and was released by Israel on 01 June 2010.
published by Crimes of Zion on Wed, 2010-06-02 03:16
Following Israel's criminal raid in international waters on May 31st, the Rachel Corrie MV continues to sail towards the Gaza coastline in defiance of Israeli threats.
In an act of tremendous courage, the Rachel Corrie MV is determined to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
At noon today, I received the following message from Christopher Chang and Ram Kardigasu, on behalf of the Malaysian and Irish peace activists, who are on board the Rachel Corrie:
published by Tom Sullivan on Tue, 2010-06-01 07:36
Has Israel lost it? Can the Gaza War of 2008-09 (1,300 dead) and the Lebanon War of 2006 (1,006 dead) and all the other wars and now yesterday's killings mean that the world will no longer accept Israel's rule?
Robert Fisk, The Independent, 1 June 2010
Don't hold your breath.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2010-05-30 21:33
Of course the peace flotilla will not bring peace, and it won't even manage to reach the Gaza shore. The action plan has included dragging the ships to Ashdod port, but it has again dragged us to the shores of stupidity and wrongdoing.
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, 30 March 2010
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-05-22 20:03
(Dublin, May 21, 2010) The Free Gaza Movement welcomes statements by the Irish Government to ensure the safety of the passengers and cargo currently making their way to the besieged Gaza Strip.
His Excellency Mr. Breifne O’Reilly, Irish ambassador in Tel Aviv, traveled to the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem this week “to ensure a peaceful outcome which will enable the safe delivery of these humanitarian supplies”.
published by joeblow on Sat, 2010-05-22 17:58
These people are totally insane.
FACING A CROWD: A Palestinian woman whose house has been occupied by Jewish settlers argued with Israelis who came to celebrate Jerusalem Day in the mainly Arab neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, Wednesday. (Ahmad Gharabli/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
http://mondoweiss.net/2010/05/the-case-for-zionism.html
published by Tom Sullivan on Wed, 2010-05-05 21:56
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2010-04-04 09:46
Israeli warplanes bombed areas across the Gaza Strip early Friday, injuring at least three children, according to news outlets.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2010-03-22 20:36
The following edited open letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued on 21 March 2010:
Your Excellency:
published by Cherifa Sirry on Thu, 2009-01-15 04:13
I just reloaded some pictures as noticed that my old ones somehow disappeared...
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