mavi marmara
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Gaza Friends: Israel Put on Notice Throughout the World
Internationals from 20 countries came to Istanbul to hear testimony on March 27, 2014 against Israeli officials and to offer their support to the victims on board the Mavi Marmara. Many of these supporters had also been attacked on other flotilla boats; suffering wounds, unlawful detention, torture and theft of money, credit cards and possessions… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 31 May 2012: Mavi Marmara indictments herald an end to Israeli impunity
31 May 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Calls for Intervention in Arrests of Fishermen in GazaIMEMC – The General Union of Palestinian Workers in Gaza demanded that human rights organizations intervene immediately to stop attacks on Palestinian fishermen that occur every fishing season. … Continue reading
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U.S. Boat to Gaza Leaders Challenge Netanyahu Threat to Impending Flotilla
Human rights activists who are preparing to sail a U.S. ship in a 22-nation flotilla to Gaza at the end of May sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to stop the boats from sailing. Continue reading
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ColdType February 2011 Issue: LIFE AND DEATH ON THE MAVI MARMARA – Photographs That Israel Didn’t Want The World To See
Neish hid the memory card from his camera and smuggled it to safety. In this special photo report, ColdType publishes many of the pictures for the first time, along with Neish’s story of how he managed to get the photographs away from his interrogator Continue reading
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Mavi Marmara Witness
Ken O’Keefe and Kevin Neish, both survivors of Israel’s 31 May 2010 attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel Mavi Marmara, offer rare and candid views of the fateful and tragic night, commenting along the way on what it means. Continue reading
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Pentos Films: Ken O’Keefe on the Mavi Marmara
27 October, 2010 Ken O’Keefe on the Mavi Marmara from pentos films on Vimeo. An adorable man tells his story. Ken O’Keefe on the Mavi Marmara from pentos films on Vimeo. Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Lawyers establish Flotilla Justice Group to coordinate legal action on behalf of flotilla victims
International legal experts and lawyers representing victims of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla today announced the establishment of the “Flotilla Justice Group.” The announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day meeting held on 23 and 24 October, aimed at coordinating legal actions to hold Israel accountable for its 31 May 2010 attack on the Freedom… Continue reading
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British passengers of Gaza flotilla seek to testify in Israeli probe By Danna Harman
Most of the 33 British passengers on May’s aid flotilla to Gaza have asked to give oral testimony to Turkel committee investigating the botched IDF raid on the ships, a lawyer acting on their behalf said yesterday. The group say they are resisting what they see as efforts by the commission to belittle their evidence… Continue reading
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Free Gaza’s investigation has shown the following….
Regarding the attack on the flotilla, below is what we have found out. In addition, we are providing a link to the attack on the Irene from the ‘most moral army in the world.’ Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 4 October, 2010: Shooting from Mavi Marmara: Time for Israel to Put Up or Shut Up
4 October, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Hebron Child Released on Bail IMEMC – 4 Oct 2010 – Monday October 04, 2010 – 14:19, The Ofer Israeli Military Court released on Monday a 15-year-old child from the southern West Bank city of Hebron after forcing his family to pay a 5.000 Continue reading
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UN: Israel Executed Flotilla Activists By Gareth Porter
The report of the fact-finding mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla released last week shows conclusively, for the first time, that US citizen Furkan Dogan and five Turkish citizens were murdered execution-style by Israeli commandos. Continue reading
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NO ONE WAS SAFE: UN INQUIRY INTO ISRAEL’S FLOTILLA RAID
No one was safe,’ once Israeli soldiers began using live ammunition on board the Mavi Marmara, says an authoritative UN investigation team into the Israeli attacks on the Gaza aid flotilla. Continue reading
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Midnight on the Mavi Marmara: THE ATTACK ON THE GAZA FREEDOM FLOTILLA AND HOW IT CHANGED THE COURSE OF THE ISRAEL/PALESTINE CONFLICT
We are delighted to inform you that “Midnight on the Mavi Marmara”, the story of the Israel’s bloody assault on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, is available online. Continue reading
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From Mairead Maquire Re: BBC Panorama programme on the Mavi Marmara
Sadly, the Panorama programme did not see the true significance of this historic journey and missed an opportunity for the media to fulfil its responsibility to ‘tell the truth and nothing but the truth’. They choose instead to try to demonize the passengers on the from the word go MV ‘Mavi Marmara’ by trying to… Continue reading
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GazaFriends: All Aboard the Mavi Marmara
6 August, 2010 — witnessgaza.com David Rovics has written an evocative song called “All Aboard the Mavi Marmara.” The Free Gaza team has added images in tribute to the nine brave men on board who gave their lives in pursuit of justice for the Palestinians. This is our tribute to the men. They had names Continue reading
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The Siege against Gaza: America’s Ongoing Support of Israeli Military and Intelligence Operations By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky
The raids on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, bear the mark of previous Israeli operations directed against unarmed civilians. It is a well established modus operandi of Israeli military-intelligence operations, which is tacitly supported by the US administration. The killing of civilians is intended to trigger a response by Palestinian resistance forces, which in turn justifies… Continue reading
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Intifada – Exclusive Interview with Iara Lee – Outrageous Brutality by Israeli Commandos By Elias Harb in Mexico
Culturesofresistanc.org director Iara Lee was aboard the besieged ship and has since returned home safely. Despite the Israeli government’s thorough efforts to confiscate all footage taken during the attack, Iara Lee and Director of Photography Srdjan Stojiljkovic were able to retain some of the video they captured. Iara Lee recently gave this exclusive phone interview… Continue reading
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IHH Report on the Killings on board the Mavi Marmara
On May 31, 2010, the six ships reached 75 miles away from the coast of Israel. We constantly reiterated that we were traveling in peace and carrying nothing but humanitarian and construction aid to the people of Gaza. At around 3:00 am, the battleships were still following us along with nearly 30 zodiacs that surrounded… Continue reading
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Shooting and Sobbing by Gilad Atzmon
Hold your breath. This in not a joke, this is not a satire. It is real almost as much as it is pathetic. Israeli Ynet just reported that the images of captured Israeli commandos published in Turkish papers opened ‘…old wounds among those Israeli commandos involved in similar circumstances. Thus far, at least four combat… Continue reading
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Co-Author of Universal Declaration of Human Rights endorses BDS
Israel’s illegal and immoral attack on the Freedom Flotilla humanitarian aid convoy, which left at least nine dead and dozens injured, has rightfully stunned the world. The all-civilian convoy of 6 ships carried over 10,000 tons of critically-needed humanitarian aid and nearly 700 citizens from 40 countries. The Flotilla was an ambitious attempt to break… Continue reading
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