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Give the Palmer report the contempt it deserves

[ 04/09/2011 – 09:52 PM ] By Khalid Amayreh in Israeli-occupied Jerusalem On Friday, 2 September, a pro-Israeli body at the United Nations released a brazenly unbalanced report concluding that Israel’s four-year blockade of some 1.7 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip was “legal” and “within the barometers of international law.” The scandalous report, dubbed […]

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Warped Flotilla “inquiry” invites mega-mischief

By Stuart Littlewood * | Sabbah Report | http://www.sabbah.biz | Sept 5, 2011 “Israel faces a real threat to its security from militant groups in Gaza. The naval blockade was imposed as a legitimate security measure in order to prevent weapons from entering Gaza by sea and its implementation complied with the requirements of international […]

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Palmer ‘Inquiry’ Whitewashes Blockade ~ by Stuart Littlewood

Palestine Chronicle | Sept 5, 2011 y Stuart Littlewood  ‘Israel faces a real threat to its security from militant groups in Gaza. The naval blockade was imposed as a legitimate security measure in order to prevent weapons from entering Gaza by sea and its implementation complied with the requirements of international law…  the flotilla acted […]

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UN report on Gaza blockade flawed ~ Interview with Medeia Benjamin – founder Code Pink

PressTV –  Mon Sep 5, 2011 5:20PM GMT Interview with Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will not apologize for a deadly attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last year which killed nine Turkish nationals. Netanyahu said Israel expresses regret for the loss of life, but will not […]

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Lawyers for Freedom Flotilla victims reject Palmer report

[ 05/09/2011 – 12:21 PM ] ISTANBUL, (PIC)– Lawyers for the victims of Freedom Flotilla massacre strongly denounced the UN report (Palmer report) about Israel’s deadly attack on an aid convoy of six ships on May 31, 2010 in international waters of the mediterranean sea. The lawyers expressed their condemnation in response to leaked documents […]

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OIC censures UN report on flotilla attack

  PressTV –  Sun Sep 4, 2011 3:20PM GMT |UPDATE Israeli attacked the Turkish-flagged MV Mavi Marmara in international waters on May 31, 2010. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the UN report on Israel’s deadly attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Mavi Marmara, in 2010. OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said in […]

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UN Report on Mavi Marmara Massacre ~ by Stephen Lendman

  By Stephen Lendman* | Sabbah Report | http://www.sabbah.biz | September 4, 2011 On May 31, 2010, Israeli commandos willfully and maliciously interdicted Freedom Flotilla vessels in international waters, bringing humanitarian aid to besieged Gazans. In the process, they slaughtered nine Turkish nationals aboard the mother Mavi Marmara ship, wounding dozens more, and arresting everyone […]

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Turkey and Israel: Turkey does the right thing ~ by Lawrence Davidson

By Lawrence Davidson | Redress | 4 September 2011 Lawrence Davidson lauds Turkey’s decision to downgrade its diplomatic relations with Israel and suspend military ties with the Zionist state and says that Tel Aviv’s refusal to do the decent thing and apologize for murdering unarmed civilians on the high seas has probably put an end […]

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Egyptian reactions to Turkey’s suspension of diplomatic relations with Israel

Overwhelming support has met Turkey’s move to expel the Israeli ambassador from Ankara, while some wonder why Egypt isn’t doing the same Nada Hussein Rashwan, Saturday 3 Sep 2011 | Al Ahram Online Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara (Reuters) A UN report issued this week on the Freedom […]

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Turkey to challenge Gaza blockade at International Court of Justice

Turkish announcement appears to rebuff attempts by UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon to end its row with Israel David Batty and agencies| guardian.co.uk, Saturday 3 Sept 2011 Turkey’s foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Ankara would challenge the Gaza blockade at the International Court of Justice. Photograph: AP Turkey is to challenge Israel‘s blockade on Gaza […]

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The blood of the Mavi Marmara martyrs claim JUSTICE ~ Cartoon by @CarlosLatuff

Click on the cartoon for full size high res image Cartoon of Carlos Latuff is free to use without previous written permission. Courtesy of Carlos. May God bless you. Ameen Source Full Report Download: The Palmer Committee Final Report | UN The Palmer Report: Another Attempt by Israel to Whitewash Murder? | PRESS RELEASE Why […]

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Turkey vows legal action against Israel

Related: The Mavi Marmara Massacre PressTV –  Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:22AM GMT Israeli commandos during attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla (file photo) Turkey says it will seek legal action against the Israeli regime for its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound relief aid Flotilla last year after Ankara further downgraded its ties with Tel […]

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Foreign ministry: Palmer report not objective

[ 03/09/2011 – 08:07 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian foreign ministry in Gaza has criticized the Palmer report on the Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla, expressing surprise at its finding regarding the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip. It charged that the report lacked “objectivity and professionalism”, which made it default on […]

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Hamas Welcomes Turkish Decision To Expel Israeli Ambassador

  Saturday September 03, 2011 06:10 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, welcomed the Turkish decision to expel the Israeli ambassador, to reduce the diplomatic relations with Israel, and to freeze all military agreements signed with Tel Aviv. Hamas On Friday, Hamas issued a press release stating that the Turkish […]

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U.N.’s Gaza flotilla report adrift at sea ~ By Sari Bashi (Gisha)

Sari Bashi (Gisha) | Friday, September 2, 2011 – 2:17 PM | Foreign Policy For months, since the contents of the report prepared by a UN panel charged with reviewing the May 2010 Gaza flotilla incident (the Palmer Report) began to appear in news media coverage, it has been clear that the report would not […]

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