ICC investigating Israel’s attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla | #MaviMarmara

An Israeli speedboat escorts the Mavi Marmara near the port of Ashdod on May 31, 2010. PressTV | Wed May 15, 2013 2:32AM GMT On May 31, 2010, Israeli commandos attacked the first Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea, killing nine Turkish citizens, including a teenager with Turkish-US dual citizenship, on board […]

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After Bibi’s Apology, Reflect on the Idiocy of Attacking the Gaza Flotilla ~ by Uri Avnery

Antiwar.com | by Uri Avnery, March 30, 2013 So, finally our Prime Minister has apologized to Turkey for “operational mistakes” that “might have” led to the death of nine Turks during the attack on MV Mavi Marmara, the ship which tried to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza. It took him two years and ten […]

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Israel & Turkey in disagreement over compensation of Marmara victims

Al Qassam Website | March 28, 2013 Al Qassam website – A Hebrew newspaper revealed that the Israeli authorities and Turkey are in disagreement over the compensation the Jewish state is to pay to the families of the Turkish victims who were killed during the Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound ship Marmara in May 2010.Yediot […]

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#GazaArk | Gaza’s Ark: Trade, not aid ~ by Eva Bartlett

Rabble | Eva Bartlett | March 27, 2013 “An ark is literally a large floating vessel designed to keep its passengers and cargo safe,” say the group preparing ‘Gaza’s Ark’. But their ark, they say, is “a vessel that embodies hope that the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip can soon live in peace without the […]

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Zoabi to Netanyahu: Apologize for blockading Gaza

[ PIC 23/03/2013 - 11:22 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Hanin Zoabi, the Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, has said that Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu’s apology to Turkey over the deadly attack on Mavi Marmara ship was not enough. She said in press statement that apology was not enough as long as “we are talking […]

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VIDEO | Footage smuggled from the Estelle refutes Israel’s claims that attack on civilian boats was peaceful

Posted March 2, 2013 Last week, video footage smuggled by the passengers of the Swedish Ship to Gaza, the Estelle, was digitally restored and released.  The video shows how Israeli masked commandos violently attacked and tasered peaceful civilian activists including members of parliament. Smuggled footage and interviews as shown on Swedish TV4 (with English subtitles). […]

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#GazaArk | The Flotilla ‘kayacktivists’ ride again for Gaza ~ by Michael Coleman

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 | GreenLeft |By Michael Coleman The ‘Kayacktivists’ in action. (Michael Coleman & @SmithSofia ) Photo courtesy Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman is an Australian activist in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle who took part in the second “freedom flotilla” in 2011 that sought to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. After Israel attacked […]

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South Africa launches investigation into the attack on the Mavi Marmara

[ PIC 25/12/2012 - 07:57 PM ] ISTANBUL, (PIC)– The Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation announced that the Republic of South Africa has launched an investigation into the case of the Mavi Marmara ship, attacked by Israeli forces in 2010. The investigation is to be launched at the request submitted in 2011 by lawyers of journalist […]

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#Flotilla | Freedom Flotilla participants refuse Israeli compensation for personal belongings

Middle East Monitor | Dec 20, 2012 Sheikh Salah suggested that the luggage is being held by the authorities so that details of the murderous attack cannot be revealed by access to his diary. Participants in the 2010 Freedom Flotilla attacked by Israeli have rejected an offer of compensation for their personal belongings. Israeli commandos […]

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#MaviMarmara | Top Israeli officials accused of deadly attack on Mavi Marmara tried in Gaza

[ PIC 14/11/2012 - 10:19 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Turkish relief foundation IHH held on Tuesday a mock trial against top Israeli officials charged with being responsible for the deadly attack on Mavi Marmara aid ship in May 2010. A replica of the international court of justice was held in Rashad Shawa cultural center […]

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#MaviMarmara | Turkey tries Israeli top brass in absentia over flotilla raid (updated)

Continuous updates below this post To follow live updates from the trial follow on twitter: Click here for Live Broadcast in Turkish Prosecutors at Istanbul court are seeking life sentences for four Israeli ex-military chiefs over deadly maritime assault in Mediterranean Sea. Middle East Online | Nov 6, 2012 | Ceren KUMOVA – ISTANBUL, Turkey […]

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#GazaArk Ship from Gaza | Embargo on Gaza to be “Broken from within” with Gaza Ark Ship

Turkish Weekly | Monday, 5 November 2012 Palestinian and foreign activists are making preparations for a ship named “Gaza Ark” with which they plan to break the embargo on Gaza from within by raising anchor in May 2013. Palestinian and foreign activists are making preparations for a ship named “Gaza Arak” with which they plan […]

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#GazaArk Ship from Gaza | ‘Gaza Ark’ Flotilla to Break Blockade from Inside

Qatar News Agency | Nov 3, 2012   Occupied Jerusalem, November 03 (QNA) – A ship attempting to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip is set to sail from inside Gaza, taking goods to international markets in the early months of 2013, Ma’an News Agency quoted a Red Crescent official as saying. The Gaza […]

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#GazaArk Ship from Gaza | ‘Ark’ loaded with Gaza exports to set sail in 2013

Maan News Agency | Nov 2, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The first siege-breaking ship to originate inside Gaza is set to depart for an early 2013 voyage to take goods to international markets, a Red Crescent official said Friday. Muna al-Farra says the “Gaza Ark” aims to break the Israeli blockade with help from […]

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#GazaArk | Solidarity activists to sail from Gaza

[ PIC 02/11/2012 - 08:33 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Canadian solidarity activists announced their readiness to sail from the port of Gaza via Canadian “Gaza’s Ark” boat to the outside world, within the efforts to break the siege imposed on Gaza. This came during a press conference organized in Gaza on Thursday evening by the […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza urges the Government of Sweden to protest against Israel´s piracy and politics of siege

Oct 27, 2012 | Ship to Gaza Sweden Following letter was sent on Friday 26th of October from Ship to Gaza to the Foreign Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt: To Foreign Minister Carl Bildt The Ministry for Foreign Affairs 103 33 Stockholm Once again the Israeli government has acted contrary to international law. The boarding […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Activists Challenge Israeli Lawlessness ~ by @StephenLendman

Global Research | Stephen Lendman | Oct 25, 2012 For decades, Israel has literally gotten away with murder. Crimes of war and against humanity repeat regularly. Human and civil rights are spurned. Anyone not experiencing it firsthand can’t imagine the ruthlessness of occupation harshness. Besieged Gazans suffer most. For over five years, they’ve been lawlessly […]

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VIDEO | #Estelle Ship to #Gaza | Israelis used “physical violence” against Gaza boat activists

Oct 24, 2012 by PressTVGlobalNews On October 20th Estelle was only 30 nautical miles away from Gaza in international waters, when armed forces attacked the sailing vessel and went on board arresting the entire 30-man crew. Estelle was hauled to the port of Ashdod and the activists were escorted to a detention center in Holon, […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Ship to Gaza Activists Brutalized and Beaten by Israeli Navy ~ by Stephen Lendman

On October 22, GazaArk.org headlined “Release: Estelle crew beaten during (Israel’s) attack. (Participants) were beaten during the attack and by interrogators.” Former Canadian legislator “Jim Manly still in detention.” More on this below. Israeli policy includes repeated crimes of war and against humanity. Occupied Palestinians suffer most. Humanitarian activists are brutalized for trying to help. […]

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#VIDEO | Estelle’s mission. The first moment when IOF came near #Estelle vessel

Oct 23, 2012 by Laura Arau Freedom Flotilla – Estelle’s Mission. Footage of the moments before of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) boarding Estelle’s vessel     Sign the Petition → Lift the Siege on Gaza Press Release | Estelle Flotilla to Gaza – Press Release (incl pressinfo) Law | United Nations Convention on the […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Estelle’s mission. First radio contact with IOF forces: “You are war criminal, you are pirate”

Oct 22, 2012 by Laura Arau Freedom Flotilla – Estelle’s Mission. Footage of the first radio contact with IDF (Israel Defense Forces) before the attack of Estelle’s vessel. Sign the Petition → Lift the Siege on Gaza Press Release | Estelle Flotilla to Gaza – Press Release (incl pressinfo) Law | United Nations Convention on […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Noam Chomsky: The siege on Gaza ‘is a criminal act that has no justification’

The Canadian Boat to Gaza blog The Canadian Boat to Gaza blog will keep you up to date on fundraising and organizing efforts in support of the ‘Tahrir’, a Canadian boat which is currently part of the ‘Freedom Waves to Gaza’. Bloggers will report from on board the Tahrir and on support activities in Halifax, […]

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