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Netanyahu tells Israeli commission that naval blockade of Gaza will continue
Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said Monday to Turkel Commission investigating what Netanyahu called the “maritime incident” that occurred when Israeli naval forces boarded the Freedom Flotilla at sea on 31 May that “As part of the effort to prevent the entry of weapons into the Gaza Strip, my government has continued the naval blockade [...]
Are they still using “flechette” bombs in Gaza?
It has reportedly happened, again, in Gaza on 21 July – and this report comes via the International Solidarity Movement:
“This is a mother describing to us her daughter, 9-year-old Sammah [Eid El-Massry]as she came in to her home at 4pm after the Israeli army reportedly shelled and fired four bombs into and around a [...]
Posted in News Feeds Also tagged Gaza, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Israel Leave a comment
Interparliamentary Union criticizes pending Israeli deportation of East Jerusalem Palestinian politicians
Members of the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva issued a criticism on Thursday of the pending Israeli deportations of East Jerusalem Palestinian politicians who were elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in January 2006 on the Hamas-backed Change + Reform Party list.
Mohammad Abu-Tir, perhaps the most senior of four East Jerusalem Palestinian men facing “deportation”, [...]
The Libyan-chartered ship has problems off Egyptian coast
A Libyan-chartered Greek ship flying the Moldovan flag and carrying 2,000 tons of food and medical supplies destined for Gaza has reportedly developed mechanical problems [in the engine? with communications devices?] overnight as it approached its declared destination of the Egyptian port of El-Arish.
Israeli warships are reportedly tracking the Amalthea. The Israeli Minister of [...]
Posted in News Feeds Also tagged Blogging, Gaza, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Israel, Law of the Sea Convention, Sanctions Leave a comment
What if they gave a press conference, and nobody came?
So, what would be the worst thing that could happen if they gave a press conference — and nobody came?
A few months after Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli Foreign Ministry (MFA) offered a briefing to journalists on its response to criticisms about the Gaza war. Despite the nicely-air-conditioned auditorium, five journalists came.
Some [...]
Israeli international law expert discusses naval blockade of Gaza
If Israel was ambivalent (or of several minds) about the applicability of international law, prior to the Israeli naval assault on the Freedom Flotilla in the pre-dawn hours of 31 May, the Israeli government has now rediscovered its value.
Professor Ruth Lapidot, a former legal adviser to Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is one of — [...]
Posted in News Feeds Also tagged Academic studies and research, Ambassadors and other diplomats, Boundaries & Borders, Egypt, Gaza, Humanitarian Aid, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, International Humanitarian Law, Israel, Israeli formal naval blockade of Gaza, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Palestine & Palestinians, Professor Ruth Lapidoth Leave a comment
Investigation: Eiland says damage to Israel is less than thought after Flotilla attack
Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eiland delivered his report on the Freedom Flotilla fiasco to the IDF Chief of Staff today, and said that “the issue should be viewed with perspective, being that the damage caused to Israel is not as severe as it seemed following the incident”.
According to Haaretz, Eiland told journalists after he delivered the [...]
Abu Tir “deportation” trial may resume at 2pm today
East Jerusalem Palestinian politician Mohammad Abu Tir is due in court today at 2 pm, before Judge Carmi Mossek of the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court (in the Russian Compound in West Jerusalem). At a court hearing on 4 July, the case was postponed until today — and it may be postponed yet again, if there is [...]
Israeli naval blockade of Gaza asserted in UN documents
Israeli Foreign Ministry officials told Haaretz that Minister Avigdor Lieberman has contacted the Greek and Moldovan Foreign Ministers, and asked them to stop a Moldovan-flagged cargo ship which intended to sail, imminently, from Greece to Gaza.
Reports indicated, Saturday evening, that the ship had just sailed.
The voyage for this ship from Greece to Gaza [...]
Posted in News Feeds Also tagged Boundaries & Borders, free gaza, freedom flotilla, Gaza, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, IDF, International Humanitarian Law, Israel, Israeli naval blockade of Gaza, Law of the Sea Convention, Mavi Marmara, Palestine & Palestinians, Sanctions, UN General Assembly, UN Secretary-General, UN Security Council, United Nations Leave a comment
IDF Chief of Staff Ashkenazai also takes responsibility for Flotilla Fiasco