ISRAELI MILITARY INTERCEPT ACTIVISTS SAILING GAZA STRIP
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 5, 2011 – 11:50 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – The Israeli military intercepted activists sailing
Friday, November 4, toward the Gaza Strip, boarding their two small
boats and forcing them to head instead toward an Israeli port.
According to Los Angeles Times, the pro-Palestinian protesters,
including a Washington state woman, were attempting to break a sea
blockade, the third such attempt in less than two years.
Israeli officials said the takeover of the two supply boats carrying 27
activists, journalists and crew members occurred without the violence
seen in May 2010, when nine Turkish activists, including one with
dual U.S. citizenship, were shot to death as they resisted takeover
by Israeli commandos.
The latest ships, the Canadian-owned Tahrir and Irish-owned Saoirse,
were escorted to the Israeli port of Ashdod, where crew and passengers
were expected to be detained for questioning.
Organizers of the flotilla vowed to launch more protest ships in
coming months to highlight Israel’s sea and land blockade of Gaza
that prevents the free movement of people and trade into the seaside
territory.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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