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Topic: Activist boats near Gaza in challenge to Israeli embargo
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Stanley10
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posted 23 August 2008 05:31 PM
Yea!!!!!!, they made it safely to port. These activists are getting really smart these days:1. Name your boat Liberty so if it's shelled or sunk every reporter will make reference to the infamous US Liberty incident. Further, it sounds like freedom. 2. Invite an 81 year old Catholic nun to go with you.... and a Holocaust survivor... and the sister in law of the Middle East Peace Envo(Tony Blair)... and a greek politician... some writers... 3. Do it just before an US election. 4. Carry a cargo of hearing aides for children who are deafened by low flying Israeli jets (day and night) and ...oh yes, thousands of balloon toys for the children. Kind of puts Arab leaders to shame. I'm looking forward to Liberty II "They're baaaaack" [ 23 August 2008: Message edited by: Stanley10 ] [ 23 August 2008: Message edited by: Stanley10 ]
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Ken Burch
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posted 23 August 2008 05:37 PM
So you're saying that defying the Israeli blockade wasn't a particularly courageous act? Er...why?And why are you seemingly contemptuous of people who are just trying to bring a little hope to a place that's known nothing but misery? If I misunderstood your post(and I really hope I have) I'd be deeply relieved. But you appear to be saying that what these people are doing is no big deal. [ 23 August 2008: Message edited by: Ken Burch ]
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Ken Burch
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posted 23 August 2008 05:47 PM
Oh, well that didn't really come across in your phrasing. You might want to reword your post to clarify your intent. Just a suggestion which you could take or ignore. Also, what did you mean by "Kind of puts Arab leaders to shame"? The Arab states are hardly to blame for the situation in Gaza. [ 23 August 2008: Message edited by: Ken Burch ]
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Stanley10
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posted 23 August 2008 11:24 PM
"Israel, with U.S. backing and Egyptian assistance, virtually sealed Gaza last summer after the militant Islamic group Hamas seized control of the strip." LA TimesEgypt seems complicit in the blockade. and "Abubakr Nofal, a senior Hamas member, said the voyage was a "strong message to the Arab people and to Arab leaders," and called on them to pressure the United States and Israel to lift the blockade." AFP It sounds like this fellow is shaming Arab leaders in this statement. Perhaps it is directed at Egypt.
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N.Beltov
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posted 24 August 2008 04:55 PM
quote: “The boats were crewed by a determined group of international human rights workers from the Free Gaza Movement. They had spent two years organizing the effort, raising money by giving small presentations at churches, mosques, synagogues, and in the homes of family, friends, and supporters. They left Cyprus on Thursday morning, sailing over 350 kilometers through choppy seas. They made the journey despite threats that the Israeli government would use force to stop them. They continued sailing although they lost almost all communications and navigation systems due to outside jamming by some unknown party. They arrived in Gaza to the cheers and joyful tears of hundreds of Palestinians who came out to the beaches to welcome them. Two small boats, 42 determined human rights workers, one simple message: ‘The world has not forgotten the people of this land. Today, we are all from Gaza’. Tonight, the cheering will be heard as far away as Tel Aviv and Washington D.C.”
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