Israeli forces sieze MV Rachel Corrie
Reageer (0)5-6-2010
Just before 9am GMT this morning, the Israeli military forcibly seized
the Irish-owned humanitarian relief ship, the MV Rachel Corrie, from
delivering over 1000 tons of medical and construction supplies to
besieged Gaza.
For the second time in less then a week, Israeli naval commandos stormed an unarmed aid ship, brutally taking its passengers hostage and towing the ship toward Ashdod port in Southern Israel,
http://www.freegaza.org/en/home/press-releases/1210-israeli-military-forcibly-stops-aid-boat-to-gaza-again
Israeli forces stopped the other boats of the Freedom Flotilla on
Monday, killing at least 9 activists while violently boarding the
Turkish ship, Marvi Marmara. Since the murders, Israel has confiscated
all videos aboard the ship and detained hundreds in its jails.
Refusing an independent investigation into the attack, Israel
continues the blockade of Gaza.
Witnesses aboard ship refute Israel's claims:
Democracy Now: Ambassador Peck's account of the attack,
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/6/2/israels_explanation_for_deadly_gaza_aid
Guardian: Gaza flotilla raid: 'We heard gunfire – then our ship turned
into lake of blood, http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/02/gaza-flotilla-raid-gunfire-ship-blood
Archive of all Gaza Freedom Flotilla news, http://gazaflotilla.delegitimize.com/
TAKE ACTION:
1. Organize an emergency protest to show Israel that its blockade will
not be tolerated
Register your demonstration or find a planned action in your area:
http://gazafreedommarch.org/cms/en/flotilla/protest.aspx
2. Contact your representatives to demand that Israel be held
accountable for violence against the Freedom Flotilla and end the
siege on Gaza
International
Call your representative to Israel
http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-in/Israel
United States
Call or send an email to your representatives
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/641/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=3973
White House: 1.202.456.1111
Department of State: 1.202.647.4000
3. Support the call from Palestinian Civil Society for Boycott,
Divestment and Sanctions against Israel
http://www.bdsmovement.net/?q=node/710
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