Hamas police patrolled off the coast of Gaza City, awaiting the aid flotilla headed there in defiance of an Israeli embargo. (Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images)
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Boston Globe Keeps Eye on Gaza Blockade Breakers
Globe Eye on Gaza
Better look quick or you might miss it, readers.
"Ships bringing tons of supplies to Gaza delayed" by Karoun Demirjian, Associated Press | May 30, 2010
JERUSALEM — Ships carrying 10,000 tons of supplies and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to blockaded Gaza were being held up near Cyprus yesterday, as organizers tried to get nearly two dozen high-profile supporters on board.
The flotilla was to set sail toward Gaza yesterday, in any event, and approach the territory today, about 24 hours behind schedule, said Greta Berlin, one of the activists.
And the world APPLAUDS them!!!!!!!!
A showdown with the Israeli Navy appeared inevitable.
Just what Israel needs: MORE BAD P.R.
I suppose at this point, it no longer matters.
Nothing can repair their stinking image save a 180-degree turnaround of which they are incapable.
Israel’s deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon, reiterated yesterday that the ships would be intercepted, denouncing the sea convoy as a provocation and violation of maritime laws. Israel and Egypt imposed a blockade on Gaza after the Islamic militant group Hamas seized the territory by force three years ago.
When they keep repeating a lie, well....
Related:
"Hamas overwhelmingly won Palestinian Parliament elections in 2006."
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Yup, NO LONGER to be believed when it comes to ALL THINGS ISRAEL!
In Gaza, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said the flotilla signals the end of the blockade.
And Israel.
Every journey starts with a small step.
“If the ships reach Gaza, it’s a victory for Gaza,’’ Haniyeh told some 400 supporters yesterday, after touring Gaza City’s small fishing harbor where several smaller vessels breaking the blockade have docked in the past. “If they are intercepted and terrorized by the Zionists, it will be a victory for Gaza, too, and they will move again in new ships to break the siege of Gaza.’’
You know, HE IS RIGHT! This is a WIN/WIN for GAZA no matter what!
Either they receive vital supplies or Israel is once again exposed as the monster it is.
In Cyprus, organizers were trying to find a way to have two dozen would-be passengers, including 19 European legislators and an elderly Holocaust survivor, join the ships anchored in international waters off the island.
The Cypriot government did not allow smaller boats to ferry the group to the flotilla, citing the need to protect the island’s “vital interests,’’ including economic ties with Israel.
So the Cypriots are scared of Israel, huh?
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Related: Turkish military aircraft fleet will protect the Free Gaza flotilla!
The Turks have turned on Israel!
I guess that's what happens when you support a coup against them, 'eh, Israel?
