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Israeli military forcibly stops aid boat to Gaza — again
Free Gaza Movement 5 June 2010 (Off the Gaza coast, 5 JUNE) – Just before 9am this morning, the Israeli military forcibly siezed the Irish-owned humanitarian relief ship, the MV Rachel Corrie, from delivering over 1000 tons of medical and construction supplies to besieged Gaza. For the second time in less then a week, Israeli naval commandos stormed an unarmed aid ship, brutally taking its passengers hostage and towing the ship toward Ashdod port in Southern…
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Rachel Corrie on Her Way
Free Gaza Movement 4 June 2010 The Rachel Corrie is 150 miles away from Gaza in international waters and on her way. They will arrive on Saturday morning. The 1200 ton cargo ship is the last ship from the Freedom Flotilla and is loaded with construction materials, 20 tons of paper and many other supplies that Israel refuses to allow into the imprisoned people of Gaza. Some of the High-Profile people on board: Mairead Maguire from…
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Sabotage on the High Sea
Free Gaza Movement 4 June 2010 On Tuesday,, Colonel Itzik Tourgeman told the Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday that two more ships are on their way to try and break the naval blockade of Gaza. The head of research in the operations division said, “The ships have not reached their target as of today because covert action was taken against them.” http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/187299 We had suspicions about our two boats, Challenger 1 and 2…
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