Monday, August 11, 2014

Turkish NGO to Attempt Another Flotilla with Aid to Gaza

The Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) announced in an emailed statement that members of a "coalition" of activists from a dozen countries had met in Istanbul at the weekend and committed themselves to launching an aid flotilla "in the shadow of the latest Israeli aggression on Gaza," Reuters reported.

"The Freedom Flotilla Coalition affirmed that, as most governments are complicit, the responsibility falls on civil society to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza," it said.

  RT
Good luck with that. I hope they are successful at breaking the Israeli blockade this time, but I am not really hopeful.
The decision comes four years after Israeli commandos stormed a Gaza-bound ship, killing 10.
And nothing has been done about that.

Perhaps more universal public opposition to Israel's inhumane treatment of Gaza will be stronger this time around - strong enough to make a difference.

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