by Associated Press Israel’s prime minister has informed U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon that Israel will take part in a U.N. investigation of the deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, a government spokesman said Monday. The panel will be set up by Ban, who has been pressing Israel to cooperate with the investigation. “Today, Israel…
by Adam Chandler, Jpost An initiative is under way to add an American ship to the effort to break the IDF blockade of Gaza. The vessel, to be named The Audacity of Hope after US President Barack Obama’s best-selling book, is being organized by an American group called “US Boat to Gaza.” It is expected…
by Emet Report Aid convoys like the May 31 Gaza flotilla “are not helpful to resolving the basic economic problems in Gaza and needlessly carry the potential for escalation,” according to a briefing the UN under-secretary-general for political affairs presented to the Security Council on Wednesday. The briefing report also called for the “immediate release”…
The film, produced by the Eiland Team of Experts, breaks down the events of the flotilla using a timeline that alternates between 3D models and footage captured throughout the incident. The events leading up to and throughout the flotilla incident are recounted in the video, as presented by the team of experts led by Maj.…
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu, Israelnationalnews.com Turkish supporters for flotillas aimed at breaking Israel’s maritime embargo on Hamas-controlled Gaza recently raised the Nazi flag with an expression of gratitude. The Turkish language slogan on the flag is a common expression of gratitude, according to the Religion for Peace.com website. Turkey was not allied with the Nazi…
by Jerusalem Post Editorial Samar Alhaj, a Lebanese lawyer and female activist with ties to Hizbullah, proposes transforming women into “the new secret weapon” against Israel. That’s why, says Alhaj, the ship Mariam – named after the Virgin Mary – which is slated to set sail from Lebanon to challenge Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza,…
by Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post Israel is endangered today as it has never been before. The Turkish-Hamas flotilla two weeks ago precipitated a number of dangerous developments. Rather than attend to all of them, Israel’s leadership is devoting itself almost exclusively to contending with the least dangerous among them while ignoring the emerging threats with…