The Viva Palestina aid convoy is still in the Syrian port of Latakia. It has apparently not yet received authorization from Egypt to enter its territory. It is also not clear whether it will be able to rent a ship to take it to the port of El Arish… Continue reading
Preparations made by IHH for confrontation with the IDF and the violence exercised by that organization’s operatives as photographed and documented in a book by Şefik Dinç, a Turkish journalist who took part in the Mavi Marmara flotilla… Continue reading
The Iranian media publicized an interview with an Iranian expert on Palestine who visited Turkey and met with IHH operatives. He described the circumstances surrounding the establishment of IHH as an Islamist, jihadist organization whose operatives fought in Bosnia, and stressed the influence of… Continue reading
Update on International Initiatives to Organize Flotillas and Convoys to the Gaza Strip. Reports continue of international initiatives to organize flotillas and aid convoys to the Gaza Strip… Continue reading
In a speech given by IHH leader Bulent Yildirim two months prior to the Marmara flotilla, he presented a radical Islamic ideology with anti-Western and anti-Israeli motifs. He said that the aim of the flotilla was to isolate Israel by “breaking the siege” and stressed his determination… Continue reading
An anti-Israel coalition, some of whose members organized the Mavi Marmara flotilla, were encouraged by its results. It is currently promoting a new series of projects to embarrass and isolate Israel. They include an upgraded flotilla and a plane to the Gaza Strip… Continue reading
An examination of the resolution establishing the mission and of the methodology of the teams in Jordan so far indicates a high probability that the conclusions will be both unreliable and biased against Israel. While it is unclear how the mission’s leaders will operate, the work force is apparently employing a… Continue reading
An Irish Coalition of Pro-Palestinian Organizations is Working to Send an Aid Ship to the Gaza Strip
A coalition of pro-Palestinian organizations in Ireland is working to send an aid ship to the Gaza Strip as part of Freedom Fleet 2. The organizations participating are the Free Gaza Movement, which also participated in the Mavi Marmara flotilla… Continue reading
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
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
Reports continue to be received of intentions to dispatch aid flotillas to the Gaza Strip. As Hamas strengthens and entrenches its control over the Gaza Strip and continues its military buildup… 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
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
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