Archive for June, 2010
Has Israel Declared War on the International Community?
Yesterday, with amazement, many of us around the world witnessed through a live-feed on the Internet how heavily armed sea pirates – dressed in full military combat gear – descended from Israeli military helicopters unto the decks of the Mavi Marmara – a Turkish flagged humanitarian aid ship carrying hundreds of nonviolent peace advocates from around the globe.
These events took place in International waters, 100 kilometers off the coast of Gaza. The nonviolent peace advocates were on a life-saving mission to liberate the people of Gaza, from the open-aired prison imposed on them by Israel under the consent of its ally, the United States. After being surrounded by Israeli military vessels and with helicopters hovering over their heads, these courageous nonviolent peace advocates watched with amazement and terrorized, as Israeli commandos boarded the Mavi Marmara shooting randomly and killing and wounding many of the advocates on board. Following the massacre, the ship was taken to Ashdod port where those who survived have either been arrested awaiting deportation, or are being treated in hospitals across Israel. Read More…