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| PA says Flotilla assault 'state terrorism' |
| 2010-06-03 |
| Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas has denounced Israeli navy's deadly attack on the Freedom Flotilla aid convoy bound for Gaza as an act of "state terrorism." Speaking to foreign government officials at the Second Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem on Wednesday, Abbas also called on the international community to take concrete steps in order to lift the blockade of Gaza. "We expect international justice, and the blockade must be lifted. Stopping the attacks is the first step towards peace," he was quoted by Ynet as saying. "The settlements must be halted as they are illegal; including what is defined as an expansion of settlements for natural needs." Abbas added. Acting Palestinian Authority Chief also bristled at Israeli attack on the Flotilla, saying the activists onboard of the vessels bound for the besieged Gaza Strip were subject to "state terrorism". Israeli navy on Monday launched an assault on the Freedom Flotilla convoy carrying 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza in international waters, killing at least 20 activists and wounding 50 others. "The Freedom Flotilla is not the first serious attempt to support the Palestinian people and break the siege, and it will not be the last," Abbas stated. The attack prompted response from the international community with many countries across the world summoning Israeli envois. Millions of People took to the streets of cities across the world to express their ager at Israeli over the fatal assault. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 "...and we know from State Terrorism, bubela!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-06-03 12:03 |
| #1 If Gazans correct the reasons for the blockade, the blockade will be lifted. It is senseless to lift the blockade until the conditions are met. Elsewise, the lifting of the blockade will last no longer than a camel's fart. Palestinians must accept responsibility for their pathetic situation. Mind you, decades of propoganda, lack of education, disinterested to improve their lot in life, perpetual hand-outs rather than work, decades of instruction in hatred and violence. None of these ills can be overcome without future decades of work. Even then... |
| Posted by: Swanimote 2010-06-03 08:24 |