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Irish FM warns Israel against violent interception of Gaza flotilla

by News Sources 06.26.2011

Haaretz reports: As the second “Gaza Freedom Flotilla” gets ready to sail this week, Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore urged Israel to avoid any repeat of last year’s actions against the convoy, Irish media reported Sunday. “Israel must exercise all possible restraint and avoid any use of military force if attempting to uphold their naval [...]

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Remembering the dead and the Rachel Corrie‘s mission

by Paul Woodward 06.04.2010

Humanitarian aid workers, a firefighter, a politician, a taekwondo champion, a photojournalist, a student who hoped to become a doctor — nine Turkish men, mostly fathers who leave behind children and wives. Even while their deaths are at the center of an international crisis that is rocking the state of Israel, these individual lives lost [...]

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MV Rachel Corrie due to reach Gaza within hours. “The world is watching” — Mustafa Barghouthi

by Paul Woodward 06.04.2010

The MV Rachel Corrie, a cargo ship in the Freedom Flotilla whose passage from Ireland was delayed by mechanical difficulties, is now hours away from its destination. “I commend this courageous action of brave international civilians who are carrying essential medical, education and construction materials denied by Israeli suffocating and illegal siege on Gaza. It [...]

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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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