Israel’s Naval Blockade

Posted on May 31st, 2010 by Marian Houk

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent around a fuller explanation of Israel’s current maritime blockade of Gaza. The Israeli government and military have been extraordinarily closemouthed about this blockade. It has been difficult even to get information that it still was in effect (it was officially announced on 3-4 January 2009, as the [...]

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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Gaza, International Humanitarian Law, International Law, Israel, Palestine & Palestinians, Sanctions

Overwhelmed with grief

Posted on May 31st, 2010 by Marian Houk

Grief. Grief. Too much grief. They didn’t think Israel would do it — they didn’t believe Israel would use overwhelming force against the Freedom Flotilla. The Israeli Navy reportedly intercepted the Freedom Flotilla in international waters — it’s last reported position (at 04:30 GMT) before the IDF attack, was at Latitude:32.64113, Longitude:33.56727 Does it do [...]

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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Gaza, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, International Humanitarian Law, International Law, Israel, NGOs, Palestine & Palestinians, Sanctions