Hundreds of activists who boarded two ships and five boats are getting closer to the Gaza despites Israel’s warnings that they will be intercepted by the Israeli military.
The Mavi Marmara which set sail to the Cyprus waters where they will meet with the remaining Flotilla, and try to dock at Gaza where they are planning to give out the thousands of tons of aid which the ships cargo contains.
The last of the activists who are planning to take hundreds of tons of aids to the Gaza strip of Israel, set sail with the ship “Mavi (Blue) Marmara” from the Antalya port on Friday to meet with the other eight ship and boats all part of the “Freedom Flotilla” in South Cyprus.
The Flotilla consists of over 700 activists and also has a number of MP’s, journalists and UN personnel on board.
The aim of the Flotilla is to give an end to the Israeli embargo on Gaza which has been ongoing since the violent takeover of the area by Hamas in 2007.
The Embargo by Israel on the Gaza strip has been protested for some time now after more information of the products which were allowed and banned from Gaza, emerged with some stupefying rules.
Items such as coffee, harmless toys and raw materials for people to build and make things such as clothing have all been banned from the Gaza.
One more ship which left from Ireland was reported to have been a little behind but that the ship will try to make its own way through to the Gaza strip.
Israel has already put out strict warnings that if the Flotilla passes into Israeli waters, they will be stopped by the armed forces of the country and all people on board will be detained.
Israel have said that they will first warn the ships to return back. If the warnings are not complied with, the ships will be stopped “by using commandos, if necessary”. It is reported that thousands of Israeli soldiers will take part in the operation.
The Commander of the Israel Navy, Maj. Gen. Eliezer Marom who briefed his men before the operation said that he will not “allow anyone sailing to and from the Gaza Strip” without the supervision of the Israeli army.
The commander continued by saying that the aid will be “passed to the Gaza Strip after being checked by the Israeli army” that is complied with the rules and regulations of the Embargo.
The ships and boats will be directed to the Ashdod port, should the activists not comply with the Israeli navy.
Israel has also told the ambassadors of Turkey, Cyprus, Ireland and Greece that the entrance of the Flotilla will be breaking International Laws as Israel have “issued warrants that prohibit the entrance of the vessels to Gaza”.
The organizers of the Flotilla, has however dismissed the claims that their actions are breaking any laws. The Free Gaza Movement who released a statement said “Most despicably of all, Israel claims that we are violating international law by sailing unarmed ships carrying humanitarian aid to a people desperately in need,”
“These claims only demonstrate how degenerate the political discourse in Israel has become.”
UN chief Ban Ki Moon on Thursday asked both sides to be responsible and act with care. A spokesman for Ban said “We strongly urge that all involved act with a sense of care and responsibility and work for a satisfactory resolution”.
Pity you are talking with so much hate. You see only one side of the picture. You cannot imagine what good the Israelies brought to the Palestinians. They were miserables under the regeme of the Jordan kingdom. They were primitives, no water streaming, bad agriculture, bad education. You could not compare them to the arabs in Israel. Everything was changed by the Israelians. They even are going to get a state or maybe two. Only they are full of hatred, exactly like you. They are usung terror and weapons and rockets against Israel which gave them their freedom. look on the economy in the west bank. They are not using terror now and they are improving all the time.
Hammas is the bad guys, holding GIlad Shalit and firing rockets on Israely children. Israel wants to help the Gaza population and do it all the time.
Stop the hatred, nlind soldier!!!
All happend beccause Israel left the Gaza strip and need to defend herself against the treats of rockets on Tel Aviv. The blockade defends from importing weapons and amunation, not humanity needs. maybe if Arduan will convince his friends in the Hamas to release Gilad Shalit – everything will change. The population there is suffering as a result of Hamas behaviour. What Turk will feel if the Curds will hold a soldier for 4 years without letting the red cross to meet him?
Arduan has proved as many small dictators that for saving is ass in the coming elections he is ready for any step, including co-operation with terror countries and movements as iran and hammas and to abandon the traditional treaty with Israel, no doubt that very soon the Turks will wake up and discover that he acted against the interests of Turky no less than against Israel, he destroys his relations with the western liberal countries and gets closer to the dark regemes as Iran Syria ,,pity,,I predict that soon he will disappear and the relations between Turky and Israel will get even better, I do hope that he shall not be idiot enough to drag his country to a wat against Israel, might be a mutual disaster
what do u people know about kurds?? kurds are a terrorist race…also known as pkk…thousands of turkish mothers send their sons to the army for their national service and hardly any of them return home…this is because of PKK…KURDISH TERRORISTS..RESEARCH UR SHIT BEFORE U TALK IT PLEASEEEEE..MUSLIM COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN VIOLATED FOR DECADES NOW AND ITS TIME IT STOPS..US TURKS WILL STOP IT NO DOUBT…WE HAVE THE STRONGEST AND MOST AMOUNT OF FOOT SOLDIERS ON EARTH..FORGET ABOUT THE BUTTONS PRESSED NOWADAYS LIKE ITS PLAYSTATION 3..AND U PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING…CYPRUS WAS TAKE OVER BY THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (turks) IN DA 1500s..RESEARCH PROPERLY…I AM A MILITANT AND I HAVE A MONTH LEFT FOR MY ARMY 2 FINISH..BUT I AM NOT GETTING MY HOPES UP BECAUSE I KNO A WAR WILL BREAK BECAUSE OF ISRAEL AND THEIR ANIMAL LIKE FEATURES…IM A TURK BORN AND RAISED IN NORTH LONDON SO WHETHER TURKEY JOINS EU OR NOT I DONT CARE I ACTULY HOPE IT DOESNT..I JUST CAME 2 DO MY NATIONAL SERVICE BUT U PEOPLE STICKIN UP FOR GREEKS AND KURDS..ESPECIALL KURDS..U LOT DONT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT THEM KURDS…IF I FINISH THE ARMY BEFORE A WAR BREAKS OUT..I PROMISE I WILL START A WAR WHEN I RETURN TO LONDON…IF U KNOW AN AREA CALLED STAMFORD HILL IN NORTH LONDON, THE AREA IS 90% JEWISH..THAT IS WHEN YOU PEOPLE WILL SEE TERROR BECAUSE I AM GOING TO FINISH THEM
Dear Rabbi Rosen,It was an honor for me to read your isrpined words. Thank you! An Orthodox Christian from Greece
Pity you are talking with so much hate. You see only one side of the picture. You cannot imagine what good the Israelies brought to the Palestinians. They were miserables under the regeme of the Jordan kingdom. They were primitives, no water streaming, bad agriculture, bad education. You could not compare them to the arabs in Israel. Everything was changed by the Israelians. They even are going to get a state or maybe two. Only they are full of hatred, exactly like you. They are usung terror and weapons and rockets against Israel which gave them their freedom. look on the economy in the west bank. They are not using terror now and they are improving all the time.
Hammas is the bad guys, holding GIlad Shalit and firing rockets on Israely children. Israel wants to help the Gaza population and do it all the time.
Stop the hatred, nlind soldier!!!
All happend beccause Israel left the Gaza strip and need to defend herself against the treats of rockets on Tel Aviv. The blockade defends from importing weapons and amunation, not humanity needs. maybe if Arduan will convince his friends in the Hamas to release Gilad Shalit – everything will change. The population there is suffering as a result of Hamas behaviour. What Turk will feel if the Curds will hold a soldier for 4 years without letting the red cross to meet him?
Arduan has proved as many small dictators that for saving is ass in the coming elections he is ready for any step, including co-operation with terror countries and movements as iran and hammas and to abandon the traditional treaty with Israel, no doubt that very soon the Turks will wake up and discover that he acted against the interests of Turky no less than against Israel, he destroys his relations with the western liberal countries and gets closer to the dark regemes as Iran Syria ,,pity,,I predict that soon he will disappear and the relations between Turky and Israel will get even better, I do hope that he shall not be idiot enough to drag his country to a wat against Israel, might be a mutual disaster
what do u people know about kurds?? kurds are a terrorist race…also known as pkk…thousands of turkish mothers send their sons to the army for their national service and hardly any of them return home…this is because of PKK…KURDISH TERRORISTS..RESEARCH UR SHIT BEFORE U TALK IT PLEASEEEEE..MUSLIM COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN VIOLATED FOR DECADES NOW AND ITS TIME IT STOPS..US TURKS WILL STOP IT NO DOUBT…WE HAVE THE STRONGEST AND MOST AMOUNT OF FOOT SOLDIERS ON EARTH..FORGET ABOUT THE BUTTONS PRESSED NOWADAYS LIKE ITS PLAYSTATION 3..AND U PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING…CYPRUS WAS TAKE OVER BY THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (turks) IN DA 1500s..RESEARCH PROPERLY…I AM A MILITANT AND I HAVE A MONTH LEFT FOR MY ARMY 2 FINISH..BUT I AM NOT GETTING MY HOPES UP BECAUSE I KNO A WAR WILL BREAK BECAUSE OF ISRAEL AND THEIR ANIMAL LIKE FEATURES…IM A TURK BORN AND RAISED IN NORTH LONDON SO WHETHER TURKEY JOINS EU OR NOT I DONT CARE I ACTULY HOPE IT DOESNT..I JUST CAME 2 DO MY NATIONAL SERVICE BUT U PEOPLE STICKIN UP FOR GREEKS AND KURDS..ESPECIALL KURDS..U LOT DONT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT THEM KURDS…IF I FINISH THE ARMY BEFORE A WAR BREAKS OUT..I PROMISE I WILL START A WAR WHEN I RETURN TO LONDON…IF U KNOW AN AREA CALLED STAMFORD HILL IN NORTH LONDON, THE AREA IS 90% JEWISH..THAT IS WHEN YOU PEOPLE WILL SEE TERROR BECAUSE I AM GOING TO FINISH THEM