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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Iran condemns seizure of Gaza-bound ship, Estelle: Flagrant violation of Human Rights

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast (file photo) PRESSTV | Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:45PM GMT Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has condemned the Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound aid ship Estelle, calling it a flagrant violation of human rights. Mehmanparast said on Sunday that the attack is an obvious example of sea piracy […]

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Gaza Aid Ship #Estelle Commandeered by Israeli Navy; Israel kidnaps European Members of Parliament

Oct 21, 2012  | Juan Cole | Informed Comment The Israeli navy boarded the aid ship Estelle in international waters on Saturday, illegally commandeering it and kidnapping the 30 persons aboard, including five European parliamentarians and Canadian former member of parliament Jim Manly, who is also a retired minister of the United Church. The Israeli […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Press Release | International concern for Jim Manly and the crew of the Estelle

Written by Free Gaza Movement | 21 October 2012 for immediate release Montreal: The Freedom Flotilla Coalition is concerned about the treatment of the Estelle crew by Israeli authorities. The Estelle was attacked by the IDF at 10AM local time on Saturday. Eighteen hours later the crew had still to meet consular representatives or lawyers. […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Israel Again Commits Barbarism and Piracy ~ by @StephenLendman

FEATURED | ‘Tears of Gaza’ – The Movie Bare Facts: So you won’t say.. we didn’t know about Palestine Israel again egregiously violated fundamental international law. by Stephen Lendman | OpEdNews | Oct 21, 2012 On October 6, the humanitarian Estelle Ship to Gaza departed Naples, Italy for Gaza. It surprised no one that Israel […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | VIDEO | David Heap interviewed on Israeli attack on Estelle

GazaArk – Oct 20, 2012 David Heap, Gaza’s Ark Steering Committee member, currently in Gaza attending an academic conference was interviewed by CTV News. 20 October 2012. Sign Petition → Support the Estelle Ship to Gaza Press Release | Estelle Flotilla to Gaza – Press Release (incl pressinfo) Follow Estelle | Check current position of […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Al-Khudari: Gaza is entitled to a water route

[ PIC 21/10/2012 – 09:55 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head of the Popular Committee Against the Siege, considered the Israeli attack on the aid ship Estelle and the arrest of international activists as an illegal piracy. In an act violating international maritime law, the Israeli navy boarded on Saturday a humanitarian […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Italian national (Jewish) Marco Ramazzotti Stockel aboard Estelle expelled from Israel

FEATURED | ‘Tears of Gaza’ – The Movie Bare Facts: So you won’t say.. we didn’t know about Palestine AGI.it | Oct 21, 2012 (AGI) Rome – The Italian national aboard the Freedom Flotilla that was stopped by the Israeli Navy has been expelled from Israel. The news was released by the NGO “Questa mattina […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Israel’s alleged ‘non violent’ hijack: Activists tasered (updated)

Oct 21, 2012 Ynet reporting the most moral army hijacking the Estelle in International waters used taser guns to overwhelm activists on board: Full article at YNet Activists on board of Estelle ship to Gaza said: “Even after they completed their takeover of the boat, they continued to use the taser” (Source) Tasers are a […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Press Release Oct 17, 2012 | What is Estelle´s cargo to Gaza? (Updated with Video)

Note occpal: Some Israeli sources as well as it’s supporters claim there would be no humanitarian aid on board of the Estelle. Well, maybe Israel’s trust in Port State controls lacks, or Shabak failed here, but below the list of cargo. As well as contact info for further information about Port State control locations if […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | PHOTOS | Press conference condemning the attack on the ship “Estelle” in Gaza

Oct 20, 2012 Gaza Press Conference Photos by PalToday.ps Sign Petition → Support the Estelle Ship to Gaza Press Release | Estelle Flotilla to Gaza – Press Release (incl pressinfo) Follow Estelle | Check current position of the Estelle | Marine Traffic Live Map The Mavi Marmara Massacre | Full Report, Resources & Photos All […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | PRESS RELEASE GUSH SHALOM | Occupation at Sea

20/10/12 | Gush Shalom Three Israelis among captured “Estelle”. Also on board: Members of Parliament from Sweden, Norway, Spain and Greece. Gush Shalom: A stupid show of force, expanding occupation to international waters in the Mediterranean “Even while the Prime Minister is considering bringing to his cabinet’s approval the report of Judge Edmond Levy, which […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Barhoum: Attack on Estelle piracy

[ PIC 20/10/2012 – 02:45 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A Hamas spokesman has described the Israeli attack on Estelle aid ship and kidnapping solidarity activists on board as “sheer piracy” and a crime against humanity. Fawzi Barhoum said in a press release on Saturday that Israel had gone too far in its crimes thanks to […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | PHOTO | Napoli Italy In Love and Solidarity with Estelle and Gaza

Sign Petition → Support the Estelle Ship to Gaza Press Release | Estelle Flotilla to Gaza – Press Release (incl pressinfo) Follow Estelle | Check current position of the Estelle | Marine Traffic Live Map The Mavi Marmara Massacre | Full Report, Resources & Photos All related posts about this and current and previous Flotillas […]

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#Estelle Ship to Gaza | Israeli commandos board ship to Gaza and direct it to Israel ~ Report by Allison Deger

Mondoweiss | Allison Deger on October 20, 2012 Crew of the Estelle, October 19, 2012. (Photo: ShiptoGazaSE/Facebook) This morning at 10:15 am Jerusalem time masked Israeli commandos boarded the Estelle, a Gaza-bound aid ship, and rerouted the passenger vessel to Ashdod Port in Southern Israel. Dror Feiler a Swedish-Israeli representative on the Ship to Gaza […]

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