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At around noon Tuesday the Israeli Navy intercepted and took control of a boat that had set sail for the Gaza Strip with three tons of medical supplies
it was told that Gaza was under a naval blockade. In light of this and the security hazards in the region, its entrance to Gaza was forbidden
Free Gaza" founder Greta Berlin told Ynet that at around 11:00 am six Navy vessels approached the boat and ordered it to stop some 50 kilometers off Gaza's coastline
adding that its GPS and naviga
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
What the hell man
it's just people tryign to help
Originally posted by Laurauk
So what now will the US Protest, since there is a congess woman on board?
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
reply to post by FlyersFan
MSM is not even picking up on this
Originally posted by Laurauk
reply to post by ProtoplasmicTraveler
Then what do you do if Israel takes more drastic action against those, who are trying to get aid to those in Palestine?
Israel could easily accuse themof being terroists, either withhold thhose on board or blow the boat up.
Originally posted by mattpryor
reply to post by ProtoplasmicTraveler
We could, but we won't, because most people don't give a cr*p about Gaza.
Remember the DEC appeal for Gaza? The one that got sooo much publicity because the BBC refused to air it? Do you know how much that appeal raised? £1 million. From a nation of 60,000,000 people (of which ~1.5 million are Muslim). Do you see much solidarity there?
Originally posted by mattpryor
reply to post by ProtoplasmicTraveler
I agree with you that if enough people can get together and do something collaboratively then wonderful things can happen in the world. The power of a concerted effort among millions of people is an incredible thing.
Funnily enough that's exactly what Zionism was. And that was before the internet!