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| 27 useful idiots sail into Gaza to protest blockade |
| 2008-10-29 |
| Guess the Israelis changed their minds. Better to have all your enemies in one place ... A boat carrying 27 international activists sailed into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to draw attention to the blockade sanctions on the Hamas-controlled territory. Israel had threatened to block the boat, but navy ships did not intervene, and the boat sailed unhindered into a Gaza harbor, where it was greeted by Hamas policemen and a small group of Palestinian activists. The 66-foot yacht, Dignity, sailed from Cyprus on Tuesday with a shipment of humanitarian supplies. So they didn't sail in on the SS Minnow, did they ... Among the 27 passengers on board the boat were five physicians, 1976 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire, who has been involved in the protests at Nil'in, MK Jamal Zahalka (Balad) and Palestinian Legislative Council member Mustafa Barghouti. "The government of Israel cannot cut off Gaza forever. We will come again and again," Maguire said. Here's an idea. Stay there for a coupla months. The activists - who also include Italians, Israelis, Palestinians and Americans - are scheduled to remain in Gaza for four days. Wow. Four whole days. That oughta cover your self righteousness quota for at least the rest of the year. Barely enough time to do all their shopping ... Maguire was wounded at an April 2007 demonstration against the West Bank security barrier when a rubber bullet fired by police hit her in the leg. Aim higher. The Dignity was chartered by the US-based Free Gaza group, which sailed two similar boats into Gaza in August. Israel let those boats through, saying at the time that ignoring them would deny the protesters the publicity they were seeking. The Foreign Ministry initially said Israel would not allow this one to dock, but spokesman Yigal Palmor said the decision was changed late Tuesday. He would not comment further. Israeli activist Gideon Spiro said he joined the boat to express his opposition to his government policy toward Gaza. "It is collective punishment™ against people who did not do anything wrong, especially children, women, elderly people, and I think that's not the way to handle it and that's why I'm here," he said. I don't see why collective punishment is wrong in this case. After all, everyone in Gaza is united in wanting to fight and kill the evil Joooooz. You fight together, you suffer together ... Jamal Khoudary, one of the Palestinian organizers of the protest, said the boat would take 10 Gazans back to Cyprus, including students and patients needing medical care. Israel and Egypt control who enters and leaves Gaza, and it was not immediately clear whether the boat would be permitted to sail. He said plans were under way for more boats and for a flight into Gaza to break the air blockade. "We are not going to give details, but preparations are under way," he said. It'll be a short and exciting flight ... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 Gaza's infrastructure is not prepared to handle heavy rains, they said. ...much of the cement sent to Gaza for humanitarian purposes has been used to build underground tunnels and ammunition bunkers. Can't the tunnels be used as sewer systems? It's a twofer! |
| Posted by: Raj 2008-10-29 20:43 |
| #4 Hope they enjoy their 4 days... IsraelNN.com) Heavy rainfall on Tuesday led to flooding in various parts of Gaza. Hamas officials said more than 115 houses were damaged, mainly in Khan Yunis, and in some areas the sewage system had collapsed. Damage was also reported in the Shiekh Radwan and Zeitun neighborhoods of Gaza City and in Jabalya in the north. Hamas officials warned that more rain could cause a humanitarian disaster™ in the area. Gaza's infrastructure is not prepared to handle heavy rains, they said. The warning came just hours after Israeli intelligence sources reported that much of the cement sent to Gaza for humanitarian purposes has been used to build underground tunnels and ammunition bunkers. Awwwww, that's too bad. Did your new friends bring you any? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-10-29 17:03 |
| #3 Sink it in the harbor mouth. |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-10-29 14:20 |
| #2 Hopefully, the Israelis took my advice, and the idiots have crab lice, bedbugs, scabies, Norwalk virus, mumps and chicken pox. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-10-29 12:06 |
| #1 Now block off the harbor. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-10-29 11:39 |