June 2010

MV Rachel Corrie heading for Gaza — with the full support of the Irish government

by Paul Woodward 06.01.2010

This is a major development. The MV Rachel Corrie cargo ship, whose passage to join the Freedom Flotilla may have been delayed because of sabotage by Israelis, is now heading for Gaza — and it has the full support of the Irish government. This is no longer just a question of how easily Israel can [...]

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The Mavi Marmara and the Exodus — May 31, 2010 and July 18, 1947

by Paul Woodward 06.01.2010

The defense of the Mavi Marmara, which Israeli officials have shamelessly been describing as an “ambush” on its elite commandos, is not without historical precedent. Indeed, as Robert Mackey points out at the New York Times, there is a parallel that some Israelis now find impossible to ignore: the resistance to the British naval assault [...]

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It’s up to Obama whether the siege of Gaza continues

by Paul Woodward 06.01.2010

After the flotilla massacre committed by Israeli forces, Turkey’s call for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council yesterday was to be expected. Turks are assumed to be among the dead — whose names and nationalities have still not been released. There are now hundreds of Turks being held in detention in Israel and [...]

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