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    Israeli navy surrounds 2 Gaza protest boats

    By IAN DEITCH - Associated Press | AP – Fri, Nov 4, 2011

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli naval vessels intercepted two protest boats on their way to Gaza to try to break Israel's blockade Friday afternoon, the Israeli military and Palestinian activists said.

    In Gaza, activist Amjad Shawwa told The Associated Press that activists aboard the boats said they were surrounded by Israeli naval vessels. Then contact with the activists was lost when their satellite phones stopped working. It was not clear if Israel was jamming them.

    The Israeli military issued a short video clip showing a naval official calling on the ships to turn around. "The Gaza area and coastal region are closed to maritime traffic as part of a blockade imposed for security purposes," the unnamed officer said.

    "Your attempt to enter the Gaza Strip by sea is a violation of international law. We remind you that humanitarian supplies can be delivered to the Gaza Strip by land, and you are welcome to enter (Israel's) Ashdod port and deliver supplies through land crossings."

    It was not known if the ships were changing course.

    Israel's navy has intercepted similar protest ships in the past, towing them to an Israeli port and detaining participants. Israel says its naval blockade of Gaza is necessary to prevent weapons from reaching militant groups like Hamas, the Iran-backed group that rules the territory. Critics call the blockade collective punishment of Gaza's residents.

    Last year, nine Turkish pro-Palestinian activists were killed when they resisted an Israeli operation to halt a similar flotilla. Each side blamed the other for the violence.

    The incident sparked an international outcry and forced Israel to ease its land blockade on Gaza, which was imposed in 2006 and tightened, with Egyptian cooperation, after Hamas seized control of the territory the following year.

    Militants in Gaza have fired thousands of rockets into Israel in the past decade, and now have much of southern Israel in range.

    Speaking after prayers at a Gaza City mosque, Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas prime minister, addressed the passengers aboard the boats, saying, "Your message has been delivered whether you make it or not."

    "The siege is unjust and must end," Haniyeh said.

    ___

    Additional reporting by Ibrahim Barzak in Gaza.

     
    • Mr. Antagonist
      Mr. Antagonist  •  Atlanta, United States  •  6 mths ago
      The signs are written in English. This is nothing but a show.
      • Dana
        Dana 6 mths ago
        Of course it's about 'show'... that's what protests do. They bring attention to things.
      • Dungeon
        Dungeon 6 mths ago
        Prayers, sacrifices, and love one another will bring peace in the world.
        Prayers, more prayers for word peace..
      • James
        James 6 mths ago
        English is the world's second language. They naively believe that they can appeal to our consciences. How I wish they could!
    • Joe
      Joe  •  6 mths ago
      Hey muslims where are the aid ships to Lybia and Syria?? Where is the aid ship to Egypt where thousands of Coptic Christians are being killed and having their church's burned down by muslims?? Where are the aid ships to Somalia where millions of people are being starved and driven out of their homes by their fellow muslims?? Where is the aid to Darfur where muslims have killed nearly a million people? Muslims please answer.
      • anon
        anon 6 mths ago
        They can't answer. They want the world to bend backwards over for them. They want special rights to rule themselves inside of other western countries. Look up the problem in Norway. Screw the Muslims, send them all back to their #$%$ countries.
      • JEFF
        JEFF 6 mths ago
        I would ask the thing to Israel
      • NUNYA14
        NUNYA14 6 mths ago
        DEATH TO ISLAM
    • gary
      gary  •  6 mths ago
      Protest boats? I thought these were ships carrying humanitarian goods to Gaza, and the article refers to them as "protest boats". This piece was slanted from the outset.
      • john
        john 6 mths ago
        True: it's just part of the Islamic propaganda engine
    • BorisN
      BorisN  •  Englewood, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Looks like the flotilla peacers has two options - go back, or go to Israeli port and transfer their stuff to Gaza by land. There is a third option if they refuse to accept one of already offered - go to the bottom of the sea.
      • Dutch Kronprinz
        Dutch Kronprinz 6 mths ago
        This would be the worst option, and will create a human-rights turmoil. Going to the israeli port is the most logical. (I suppose land controls are tighter).
      • Chris
        Chris 6 mths ago
        it wont get to Gaza by land, it never does. that's the point
      • Bingo
        Bingo 6 mths ago
        Do you know the difference between has and have?
    • Keith
      Keith  •  Chattanooga, United States  •  6 mths ago
      If they are AID workers with nothing to hide
      why would they not comply? If Cuba shelled Miami all time and declared war on the US would we not reserve the right to inspect cargo coming from a country that they view as an supporter of their cause.
    • FRED L DIEBOLD
      FRED L DIEBOLD  •  Houston, United States  •  6 mths ago
      TURN AROUND OR START SWIMMING!
      • MoHawk
        MoHawk 6 mths ago
        The solution to each peace project. More violence !
        Who in the world would want peace between Israeli and Palestinians ?
      • Hleb Hleb
        Hleb Hleb 6 mths ago
        They have the guts and heart to stand up for the basic human rights that the Israeli terrorist military are denying the Palestinians. No fred, unlike you, they won't turn around.
    • Flaxenhero
      Flaxenhero  •  Baltimore, United States  •  6 mths ago
      When Muslims kill and convert people its ok but when someone takes a stand against them they cry foul. The whole world must stand up against Islamic oppression!
    • SteveM
      SteveM  •  Minneapolis, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Isreal is going to protect itself as it should and mark my words they are ready and will do the job completly, only problem is the world will feel an oil crunch.
    • Don
      Don  •  6 mths ago
      THE TURKS MURDERED I,OOO,OOO ARMENIANS and they have the hutzpah to give the Israelis grieve because they are defending themselves from murderous rocket attacks ,what hypocrits these muslims are.
    • Michael
      Michael  •  New York, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Love_Seeker: Do you really know anything about Arabs? OK, google this: "October 15, 2003 Bombing in Gaza". They killed 3 americans who were escorting US diplomatic personnel who interviewed Palestinians for US scholarships, how do I know this, I was on that security team and those were my friends. That's how they show gratitude. Too bad there aren't sharks in the Med!!!!!
    • Craig
      Craig  •  6 mths ago
      make them sinktillas instead.
    • Alexander
      Alexander  •  Rochester, United States  •  6 mths ago
      I totally and completely back Israel 100%. Some of you won't like this...well you can just stuff it.
    • Beatrice
      Beatrice  •  6 mths ago
      They are damn lucky Israel hasn't sunk them.
    • Chloe
      Chloe  •  6 mths ago
      stupid donkey ball sucking "aid workers". they can bring anything into Gaza through Egypt. this is a provocation agianst Israel, NOTHING MORE.
    • Ian
      Ian  •  6 mths ago
      I say if they dont turn back or turn to a port to follow international law sink them.
    • bob
      bob  •  6 mths ago
      This is what they teach: (And as for "context" -- we got your context on 9-11) May a Reaper drone park a hellfire missile in your tent.

      "Kill the unbelievers wherever you find them.” Koran 2:191
      “Make war on the infidels living in your neighborhood.” Koran 9:123
      “When opportunity arises, kill the infidels wherever you catch them.” Koran 9:5
      “Any religion other than Islam is not acceptable.” Koran 3:85
      “The Jews and the Christians are perverts; fight them.”... Koran 9:30
      “Maim and crucify the infidels if they criticize Islam” Koran 5:33
      “Punish the unbelievers with garments of fire, hooked iron rods, boiling water; melt their skin and bellies.” Koran 22:19
      “The unbelievers are stupid; urge the Muslims to fight them.” Koran 8:65
      “Muslims must not take the infidels as friends.” Koran 3:28
      “Terrorize and behead those who believe in scriptures other than the Qur’an.” Koran 8:12
      “Muslims must muster all weapons to terrorize the infidels.” Koran 8:60
    • darkride1actual
      darkride1actual  •  Raleigh, United States  •  6 mths ago
      The palestinians elected a terrorist organization to govern it. 'Nuff said? Sheesh it isn;t rocket science
    • auh2o
      auh2o  •  6 mths ago
      sink them, now
    • Sargon Sawa
      Sargon Sawa  •  6 mths ago
      the turks must stop the cycle of violence by recognizing the legitimate grievances of the
      Kurdish people. The Kurds are driven to violence because the Turks have let them with no
      other options. It is time for the UN to intervene in order to prevent further Kurdish
      civilain deaths and to respect the territorial integrity of Iraq/Kurdistan
    • al
      al  •  Boston, United States  •  6 mths ago
      islam is NOT a religion of peace!!!
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