The popular Turkish daily newspaper Hürriyet recently reported that Erdinç Tekir, who was wounded in the fighting aboard the Mavi Marmara, participated in the terrorist attack on the Russian ferry Avrasya in the Black Sea in 1996 to bargain for… Continue reading
The Lebanese women’s ship Maryam is still anchored in the port of Tripoli, despite the claims of its organizers that it would set sail on August 22. There are apparently difficulties with the Lebanese government and the refusal of Cyprus and other countries to allow the ship to sail to… Continue reading
A ship full of female activists intent on breaking Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza is scheduled to set sail Sunday from Lebanon, but appears to have little support from government leadership… Continue reading
Drie Spaanse activisten hebben een aanklacht ingediend tegen de Israëlische premier Benyamin Netanyahu, zes leden van zijn kabinet en een hoge militaire officier voor oorlogsmisdaden… Continue reading
International initiatives to organize flotillas and aid convoys to the Gaza Strip continue and the Egyptian Media Continue Attacking Hamas for the Rocket Fire at Eilat… Continue reading
A senior member of IHH, said that if the closure of the Gaza Strip were not lifted, many more flotillas to the Gaza Strip could be expected. He added that if need be, the vessels which returned would be used again… Continue reading
As increasing numbers of pro-Palestinian activists try to break the blockade of Gaza, McCarthy’s argument is worth exploring. Are these flotillas legal… Continue reading
Articles recently appeared in the Turkish press (primarily the opposition newspapers) critical of the MV Mavi Marmara flotilla and its outcome. Some raised the question of… Continue reading
The latest flotilla preparing to leave from Lebanon fully exposes not only the hypocrisy but the danger of these provocative vigilante flotillas… Continue reading
The film, produced by the Eiland Team of Experts, breaks down the events of the flotilla using a timeline that alternates between 3D models and footage… Continue reading
Maj. Gen. Eiland presented the team’s findings and conclusions on the incidents that took place at sea on May 31st 2010 to the Chief of the General Staff as well as… Continue reading
The international community continues probing the Mavi Marmara flotilla and its outcome, and the UN has appointed two committees to investigate… Continue reading
Yasser Qashlaq, chairman of the Free Palestine Movement and organizer of the Lebanese flotilla to the Gaza Strip, said the ships would leave within a few days… Continue reading
An analysis of the names of the Turks killed in the violent confrontation with the IDF aboard the Mavi Marmara shows that almost all of them… Continue reading
Awash in an ocean of public bias against Israel, one young-man’s determination sparks a resurgence of Zionist pride and self-assertion… Continue reading
What is the legality of the blockade and did Israel’s intervention breach international law? Israel has said it will continue a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip despite… Continue reading
The Libyan aid ship reached the port of El Arish in Egypt on the night of July 14. Other initiatives to send ships and convoys to the Gaza Strip are in the planning stage… Continue reading
A comparison of the IHH violence directed against the IDF during the Mavi Marmara flotilla and the violence employed by the Lifeline 3 activists against the Egyptian security forces shows many similarities… Continue reading
Most of the Mavi Marmara activists belonged to IHH or Turkish local networks affiliated with IHH, most probably Islamist by nature. That conclusion supports a similar conclusion… Continue reading
Senior Hamas figures reveal their intention to exploit the flotilla as part of their campaign to delegitimize Israel, continuing their commitment to jihad… Continue reading
There are other initiatives to organize aid flotillas and convoys to the Gaza Strip, some of which plan to transfer the goods through Egypt… Continue reading
A Libyan charitable society headed by the son of Muammar Gaddafi organized an aid ship to the Gaza Strip. It set sail on July 10 and is expected to… Continue reading
According to “Lebanese sources” international pressure is being exerted on the Lebanese government and the organizers of the flotilla to prevent the ships from setting sail… Continue reading
The violent nature of the flotilla and the events on board the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara would not have been a surprise if someone had connected the dots before the takeover… Continue reading
Israel will never apologize for defending its citizens. Of course, we regret the loss of life, but it was not the Israeli side that initiated the violence… Continue reading
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