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Press Release from Free Gaza flotilla en route to Gaza
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"Free Gaza flotilla welcomed by Israeli warships, prepares for boarding by Israeli commandoes"
(Cyprus, 31 May 2010) At 2300 Cyprus time and in international waters off the coast of Israel, the boats were contacted by the Israeli navy. “Who are you and where are you going?” Our reply was that we were part of a flotilla and we were going to Gaza to deliver humanitarian supplies.
On the radar, the boats could see three Israeli warships shadowing us, and 15 minutes later, a silent aircraft hovered over the flotilla.
One of our Hebrew speakers and Israel specialist has warned us about Israel’s strategy: “You will be boarded by highly trained, very efficient and very SILENT commandos. They will use silent inflatable boats to get to your boats and both try to board your boats directly from the inflatables and by dropping divers into the water to climb onto the boats,” so be prepared for them to come up and over the sides of the ships.
Our SPOT locator has sent out several HELP messages at www.witnessgaza.com.
Lubna Marsawa, Free Gaza’s organizer on the Turkish passenger boat, said in outrage: “Very few times in history has a flotilla delivering humanitarian goods been welcomed by warships.”
This is a call to the world from the people on the boats. “We are a civilian people doing what our governments have refused to do, challenge Israel’s right to collectively punish 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza by blockading their right to their own sea. This flotilla is bringing construction and educational supplies to the people of Gaza and is being met by Israeli warships.”
Huwaida Arraf on board the Challenger
Ewa Jasciewica on board the Challenger
Fatima Mohammed on board the IHH ship
Greta Berlin
Mary Hughes
Check out this site, find the Israeli embassy nearest you and let them know how you feel. http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-of/Israel
Greta Berlin, Co-Founder
witnessgaza.com
www.freegaza.org
http://www.flickr.com/photos/freegaza
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