June 1, 2010
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GazaFriends: Marbles, paint balls and nukes
The Israeli military has been busy spinning the story of their attack on a civilian convoy trying to deliver aid to the imprisoned people of Gaza. They’ve had a head start, sending out edited videos, posting ‘supposed’ military footage of the passengers attacking them, saying that they confiscated weapons which turned out to be marbles,… Continue reading
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Media Advisory: Reporting Israeli Assault Through Israel’s Eyes
On May 31, the Israeli military attacked a flotilla of boats full of civilians attempting to deliver humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip. Reports indicate that at least nine and as many as 16 of the activists on board were killed, though details remain sketchy due to Israel’s censorious limitations on media coverage. Much of… Continue reading
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The Lone Ship of the Freedom Flotilla: The Rachel Corrie MV Continues to Sail Towards Gaza in Defiance of Israeli Threats By Michel Chossudovsky
Following Israel’s criminal raid in international waters on May 31st, the Rachel Corrie MV continues to sail towards the Gaza coastline in defiance of Israeli threats. In an act of tremendous courage, the Rachel Corrie MV is determined to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Continue reading
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US Navy Veterans Continue to Seek Justice for Israeli Attack By Dahr Jamail
This is not the first time the Israeli military has attacked a nonthreatening entity in international waters. On June 8, 1967, while sailing in international waters, the US Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty was attacked by air and naval forces of the state of Israel. Of the Liberty’s crew of 294, more than half were… Continue reading
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Viva Palestina’s Kevin Ovenden Gaza Aid leader latest
Kevin Ovenden, 42, from East Ham, the leader of the Gaza aid flotilla was taken on the Mavi Marmara just days before it was captured in the bloody commando raid by Israeli forces yesterday which left at least 19 dead and 50 injured. There is still no concrete news on his fate. Continue reading
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Norman G. Finkelstein: “Israel Is Now a Lunatic State” By Nadezhda Kevorkova
Norman G. Finkelstein: What happened with the Gaza flotilla was not an accident. You have to remember that the Israeli cabinet met for fully a week. All the cabinet ministers discussed and deliberated how they would handle the flotilla. There were numerous reports in the Israeli press, numerous suggestions, numerous recommendations about what to do.… Continue reading
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Life Must Go On- Jazza Festival for Free Gaza
Following Israel’s maritime slaughter of defenceless and heroic humanitarian activists, Sarah Gillespie and myself will be donating our earnings from this week’s concerts at Pizza Express Jazz Club (3-5/6), to the Free Gaza organisation. The victims of the massacre will not be the last to spill their blood for Palestine, but they will never be… Continue reading
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Hebrew University to Remove Judge Goldstone from its Board of Governors
Substantial political pressure has been exerted by American and European donors on Hebrew University President Professor Menachem Ben Sasson and the university administration to remove Judge Goldstone following the report issued by the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, a mission which Goldstone led. Continue reading
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Israel: Assaulting our future Satya Sagar
Watching the unfolding outrage a simple question very high on many minds must be “How in hell does this artificially concocted child of European guilt and American ambition get away with all this again and again and again?’ The answer is that instead of being a strange historical aberration Israel may well be a model… Continue reading
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The Gods of Money – German style By F. William Engdahl
The German banks played casino with Wall Street and now demand austerity from Greece Continue reading
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Response in Israel to aid ship attack
At roughly 4:00a.m. on Monday morning Israeli navy and air force troops intercepted a convoy of six ships that attempted to deliver 10,000 tons of aid to the besieged Gaza strip. The convoy, known as the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, was inspected by several governments and was a highly publicized action. Israeli officials warned the ships… Continue reading
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Israel is a victim of its own pathology! By Eyad Sarraj
Resorting to brute force is an expression of fear. Its deployment yesterday by the Israeli soldiers who raided and opened fire on the freedom flotilla on route to Gaza, killing more than ten civilians and injuring dozens more, will not serve Israel or treat its existential anxiety. Continue reading
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“Operation Justified Vengeance” by Michel Chossudovsky
The May 31st strike is a follow-up on “Operation Cast Lead” initiated in late December 2008. It is meant to enforce the status of Gaza as a de facto urban prison. Continue reading
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Israeli deadly assault on aid ships sparks worldwide outcry
A comprehensive roundup including video interviews, the events that lead to the deaths of 19 people. Continue reading
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GazaFriends: Update on Israeli Attack on Humanitarian Boats
The council called for a prompt, impartial, credible and transparent investigation conforming to international standards. The council statement also reemphasized the importance of implementing U.N. resolution 1860, which calls for the unimpeded provision and distribution of humanitarian assistance to Gaza’s 1.5 million residents. The flow of aid has been severely hampered by Israel’s three-year blockade… Continue reading
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WILL THE RULE OF LAW BE APPLIED TO ISRAEL THIS TIME? By Daniel Machover
In principle, it is unlawful for a State to enforce a blockade against ships which are flying the flag of another State in the high seas. The only exceptions to this would be if the blockade were mandated by the UN Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Continue reading
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Massacre News Roundup 1 June, 2010
A collection of stories on the massacre by Israeli forces in international waters of at least 19 people. Continue reading
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Israeli Deputy FM Ayalon lies through his teeth about the flotilla massacre By Mary Rizzo
It is impossible for one to maintain calm while reading lies. Today’s dosage of lies (called Hasbara, and from now on, when an Israeli is lying, I will start to use the very “to hasbara”, conjugated appropriately) was more poisonous than usual. It runs under the topic of “defending atrocities”, which is only slightly less… Continue reading
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla: URGENT MESSAGE – Bring our heroes home!
This is an urgent request asking you all to call The Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London on Tel: 020 7008 1500 and to provide the 16 names as listed below as missing. Continue reading
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