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Another flotilla sets sail for Gaza
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Published: 17.10.10, 09:40
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1. Those freaks
Cindy ,   TA-Israel-   (10.17.10)
will never stop....
2. Yugos and expired drugs again?
Eric ,   Tel Aviv & New York   (10.17.10)
Last batch of goods from these groups turned out to be expired drugs and rotten food. So what will it be this time - Yugos and expired drugs? And who really believes that they will not try to cut back and dock in Gaza?
3. Scrapyard flotilla
Noel ,   Cork, Ireland   (10.17.10)
Based on what was delivered on the previous flotilla, I can only imagine what has been desppatched this time around. The vehicles are probably aquired from the Irish government vehicle scrappage scheme and the medicines, as previously, all expired stock that needs to be disposed of in a safe manner. What better way to reflect European sympathy to the Gaza population! It pleases one to also note that the local Irish Palestinian activist, Fintan Lane, did not achieve his fundraising objectives to buy another ship - the Irish are not so supportive of his views and no more scrap ships were made available to his cause.
4. Another Flotilla
Olga ,   Karmiel   (10.17.10)
Torpedo them should they enter into Israel territorial waters or the exclusion zone. Give them fair warning. And then do it. We speak Arabic.
5. lol unemloyed can do crazy things out of bordumb
ghostq   (10.17.10)
hope the media will show their faces, so the employers in their native countries will know not to hire trouble makers.
6. Dont believe those jokers. They will dock in Gaza.
Eran ,   Singapore   (10.17.10)
Be prepared and make no more blunders. Be ready to play cat and mouse.
7. fair solution
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (10.17.10)
All these people with all their supplies should be redirected to Egypt and they can enter through Rafiah. If Mubarak refuses, they can peacefully protest against the Egyptian police.
8. Sail includes 40 who took part
Fabio ,   Rome, Italy   (10.17.10)
in infamous May flotilla...OMG get a job!
9. Thanks for the encouraging information, Noel, # 3.
K.O'Neil   (10.17.10)
10. Pitiful ignorance.
The 11th Man ,   London   (10.17.10)
11. How do they plan to get the vehicles in to Gaza if not by la
rebecca ,   Modiin   (10.17.10)
land? The poor underpriviliged Gaza surely has no real port, so if they are not going to dock in Israel or Egypt, are they planning to float the cars in? Just curious.
12. Flotilla
Ezra ,   Florida   (10.17.10)
Israel should not be intimidated by what happened with the MARMARA . When push comes to shove, the 40 "veterans" , the sea pirates, should be arrested permanently and released for Gilad Shalit only. If needed, sink the ship after the first warning. They declared war and in war nothing is sacred, not even their miserable lives.
13. #7
Ezra ,   Florida   (10.17.10)
You are either so naive or a total idiot or both. Do you really believe in what you said? or yet better send them a subpeona to come to Israeli court. That will show them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14. From Syria
Ron ,   OC, USA   (10.17.10)
Since this is such a large ship, it should be boarded and checked for weapons. The cars should also be confiscated. That will be the last large ship.
15. May they hit a "pal" mine meant for the IDF navy.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (10.17.10)
Disabling the very first ship and letting it just sit there would have been the most brilliant strategy. Now that it is all mucked up, the IDF could start the policy of disabling the propellers and let some tug boat come take them back to their terrorist home.
16. #2 - Yes, Maybe they Will cut back and Dock in Gaza
Doug ,   Rochester, USA   (10.17.10)
Are you suggesting that Israel should drop "brave" commandoes from helicopters in international waters during the middle of the night with guns blazing, just in case they might do this? Then the world would again see terrorist IDF storm troopers in action. And maybe again see videos of captured "tough guy" commandos crying their eyes out once captured. And the story about expired drugs and rotten food is nothing but Hasbara lies.
17. #14 - So In Other Words, Israel Should
Doug ,   Rochester, USA   (10.17.10)
forcibly board a civilian ship in international waters peacfully travelling from Syria to Egypt and steal the cargo? Maybe kill a few innocent activists while they are at it? I guess why not. The world already knows that Israel practices piracy.
18. Let them go to Egypt, good luck and leave Israel alone
Ze'ev ,   Lod   (10.17.10)
19. #17 Doug
Solomon ,   Bklyn   (10.17.10)
It is legal to stop a ship in international waters if the avowed purpose of that ship is to break a blockade. No matter how much you repeat the opposite, the aforementioned is the law. Also; Israel did not kill innocent activists. All of them were kept below decks by the IHH thugs that attacked and tried to kill the Israeli soldiers that were legally boarding the ship (see beginning of this post).
20. NOT AGAIN
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (10.17.10)
Not another phony PR stunt. As we see here: http://current.com/1a6e04c No crisis in Gaza and no aid is needed. But here we go again, the game of Russian roulette, with the Pallywood crowd hoping for people (instigators) getting killed. After all, anything to delegitimize Israel is a good thing in their cynical playbook. But as the pictures reveal above, there is no need for any of it.
21. fairer solution
ash ,   london uk   (10.18.10)
get the hell out of land that does NOT belong to you, stop the blockade stop building settlements on stolen land. even simpler solution go back to 1948 borders live in peace
22. #19 This blockade is illegal
Leon ,   Ottawa, Canada   (10.18.10)
Under the Fourth Geneva Convention, it specifies that belligerents cannot restrict foodstuffs, medicines and other aid. It cannot prevent civilians from pursuing their livelihoods, so when Israel prevents fishermen from reaching their fishing grounds or farmers from tending their fields, Israel is clearly violating international law. Israel has also clearly stated that they imposed the blockade as a form of economic warfare. This constitutes collective punishment which is illegal under international law.
23. #22 We don't want them to
Eran ,   Singapore   (10.19.10)
get arme ans rockets. As for the rest, we never say that food, medicines etc cannot be delivered. So this does by no means contradict the Geneva convention and does not violate International law. However not being able to visit Shalit IS ILLEGAL and is a blatant violation of International law..
24. no.11
hebrew prophet ,   israel   (10.22.10)
The ship will dock in the Egyptian port of El- Arish where the vehicles,but not all 100 hundred will be subjected to Egyptian Muslim baksheesh before the remainder (some wil mysteriously vanish )are driven through the Hamas tunnel rental empire where the local dealers will pay their baksheesh to Haniyeh/Mashaal/al Zahar and then the vehicles will be subjected to yet more Muslim baksheesh as the dealers also need to make a profit ,hopefully this clears up the queries ?
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