Gazans Welcome the SS Free Gaza and the SS Liberty
Israel’s Ynet News, the website for Israel’s largest newspaper, claimed that the Free Gaza movement’s boats that left Gaza today “smuggled” Palestinians from Gaza.
The boats took with them 7 Gazans, some of whom are leaving for medical treatment. Saed Mosleh, age 12, lost his leg to an Israeli tank shell. He is leaving to be fitted for an artificial replacement. “I can’t believe we’re finally able to leave for medical treatment,” said Khaled Mosleh, the boy’s father.
Others are going to Europe to study. They have already been accepted to universities and given visas. The only thing that kept them from going was Israel’s punitive closure.
The Free Gaza website posted a press release announcing this smuggling operation, making it one of the most open and public smuggles ever attempted.
The ships successfully challenged Israel’s embargo by traveling from Cyprus to Gaza last weekend. Although Israel allowed the ships to pass into Gaza — to avoid a publicity debacle — it said future determinations would be made on a case-by-case basis. Authorities also said they were satisfied by Cyprus’s inspection of the cargo. The boats’ organizers hope that neutral third-party inspections can help future ships go to Gaza.
Israel’s siege of Gaza punishes the people and offers little hope of Israel’s accomplishing its political objectives. Such sanctions rarely work. And in the end, only the people suffer.
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The only thing that kept them from going was Israel’s punitive closure.
But certainly not Egypt’s.
It is always and only Israel, even though Gaza has a border with an Arab/Muslim country.
Israel is the ONLY reason, always and forever.
Pathetic.
Posted by Anonymous | August 28, 2008, 11:02 amIsrael’s siege of Gaza punishes the people and offers little hope of Israel’s accomplishing its political objectives.
Well, according to people like you and Yvonne Ridley, Israel’s political objective is the genocide of Palestinians.
So you’re right, the “seige” is not accomplishing that.
Back to the drawing board.
Israel is proven again to be the worst genocider ever.
Posted by Anonymous | August 28, 2008, 11:14 am“But certainly not Egypt’s.
It is always and only Israel, even though Gaza has a border with an Arab/Muslim country.:
Let’s conveniently forget the dictatorship in Egypt is bought off with US taxpayer dollars to get them to comply with Israel’s demands. It is Israel that sets the agenda in America when it comes to the Mideast, and through America, Egypt.
Posted by Sean | August 28, 2008, 11:09 pmLet’s conveniently forget…
Right.
It’s never the fault of Arabs/Muslims.
Just stunning. And, as stated above, pathetic.
Posted by Anonymous | August 29, 2008, 6:31 am