Videos
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Rick Wolff, “Economic Crisis, Greek Theater, Our Drama”
Political theater now grips Greece. As with ancient Greek plays, today’s drama also reaches and touches everyone else. We sense Greece’s dilemmas becoming our own. Her rulers declare that a crisis now threatens Greece. They blame it on the masses. To overcome it, they must impose great suffering on the masses. The rulers’ chorus intones… Continue reading
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Bruce. E. Wilson, “Israel’s ‘Operation Make the World Hate Us’ Enters Bold New Phase as Jerusalem Post Editor Releases Video Mocking Dead Flotilla Activists”
It’s not just an Israeli government initiative. Operation Make The World Hate Us has another valuable asset — the Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post Caroline Glick, who under the auspices of the US-based Center for Security Policy has just released one of the most gratuitously offensive (and on so many levels, it’s quite… Continue reading
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“We were unarmed and didn’t provoke anybody” – aid flotilla member
Youssef Benderbal: First of all, you should understand that all the ships that were taking part in that action had gathered in one place in international waters. I am insisting that they were in international waters because, in accordance with the free access principle, a presence in international waters doesn’t require permission from any country.… Continue reading
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Israel fighting on cyber battleground
When the flotilla disaster struck, they posted a footage filmed from an Israeli naval boat alongside the ship. It shows passengers beating up Israeli troops. The footage was filmed from a chopper above and shows the commandos on board. Nearly two million people watched the videos making them the two most popular hits on You… Continue reading
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Gaza aid ship Rachel Corrie seized, towed to Israeli port
Israel’s navy has towed the humanitarian aid ship ‘Rachel Corrie’, sailing under an Irish flag, to the port city of Ashdod. It had earlier been boarded by Israeli troops off the blockaded coast of Gaza. Nevertheless, international aid activists have vowed to send more ships to try and break through the Israeli blockade of Gaza… Continue reading
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British maritime law expert on flotilla attack
Douglas Guilfoyle, a maritime legal expert at the University College of London, discusses whether Israel’s raid on the Gaza aid flotilla – and it’s blockade of Gaza – are legal under international law Continue reading
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How Israel planned the Flotilla attack
The Real News’ Lia Tarachansky investigates how Israel prepared for the Flotilla attack, and how the media repeatedly portrayed a connection between the activists and terrorism. After the attack, Israel went on the offensive to prove there was indeed a connection to terrorism. The IDF published a press release saying the activists on board the… Continue reading
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Proof emerges IDF audio of radio communication with Mavi Marmara is fabricated
Today, Israel released what it claimed to be the audio of a conversation between Israeli naval vessels and the Turkish-owned ship Mavi Marmara which occurred prior to the Israeli assault that killed at least 9 passengers and injured dozens more in the early hours of 31 May in international waters in the eastern Mediterranean. This… Continue reading
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“It is very clear who is the aggressor here”
‘Israel is held to a standard no one else is held to,’ Regev observed, while Shaath recalled that Israel was fully informed that there were no weapons onboard the Gaza flotilla and yet the Israeli army attacked the ship in international waters. Continue reading
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Bilderberg plays into conspiracy theory by keeping silent
The Bilderberg Group is an unofficial conference of around 150 invitation-only guests who are insiders in politics, banking, business, the military and the media. The group’s meetings are held in secret and are closed to the public; activities supposedly range from strategizing world affairs to playing golf. The current conference is being held at a… Continue reading
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1967 USS Liberty survivor was onboard flotilla ship
In June 1967, the Israel military attacked the USS Liberty. A survivor of that attack was onboard the Gaza aid flotilla and has survived yet again to tell the story. Joe Meadors is a pro-Palestinian activist and a survivor of the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty. That attack by the Israeli Air Force… Continue reading
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Gilad Atzmon on Israeli collective madness
“Gilad Atzmon, a British writer and musician who was born in Israel and served in the Israeli army, believes that the raid will lead the world to see what Israel is all about”. “They are convinced that the more people they kill, the more people will be deterred to jeopardise what they regard as their… Continue reading
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Flotilla attack – Sarah Colborne gives eyewitness account
Message From Sarah Colborne The last 72 hours have been the most harrowing in my life. Even for an experienced campaigner like myself, nothing prepared me for the barbaric onslaught by the Israeli Army on a boat of unarmed peace activists with a cargo of humanitarian aid. Continue reading
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Hurricane Season: The Oil is Headed Up the East Coast
News, background and links to information. Continue reading
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Craig Murray, “The Legal Position on the Israeli Attack”
A word on the legal position, which is very plain. To attack a foreign flagged vessel in international waters is illegal. It is not piracy, as the Israeli vessels carried a military commission. It is rather an act of illegal warfare. Continue reading
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Flotilla attack a war crime – Craig Corrie
‘I think you have to condemn the actions of the Israelis when they board with gunfire a ship we know is in international water. That seems like a crime to me, and incarcerating those people, killing people – that’s a crime. I’m shocked that the United States seems to pretend that Israel can do an… Continue reading
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“No question” Israel was aggressor in flotilla attack
‘It is a shame that the United States has to follow last. As an American citizen, I would like to see my country leading the rest of the world in defending human rights and unfortunately when it comes to Israel they are not, they are doing just the opposite. Israel has instituted collective punishment against… Continue reading
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“Israel committing an act of state terrorism” Omar Barghoutti
Omar Barghoutti from the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel argues that ‘Israel committed an act of state terrorism against a civilian ship on the high seas – international waters.’ ‘There is absolutely no legal or moral justification. Israel is simply ignoring international law and acting as a pariah’ Continue reading
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Israel deports Gaza ship activists after raid
Ch 4 interviews members of Gaza aid boat as pressure on Israel to lift blockade builds Continue reading
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Peace activists persist in reaching Gaza as anger over Israeli attack continues – RT Top Stories
Organizers of the humanitarian flotilla to Gaza are sending two more ships to confront the blockade within a few days. ‘This initiative is not going to stop,’ Berlin said. The two vessels are expected to arrive in the disputed region by the end of this week. Continue reading
