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| Libya aid boat aims to reach Gaza on Wednesday | |
| 2010-07-13 | |
TRIPOLI — A Libyan aid ship headed for Gaza in defiance of an Israeli blockade aims to reach the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, the Kadhafi Foundation organising the mission said on Monday.
It said that by midday on Monday the boat was in international waters some 100 kilometres (60 miles) off the Greek island of Crete. Amid a flurry of Israeli diplomatic efforts to divert it to Egypt, the 92-metre (302-foot) freighter Amalthea set sail from the Greek port of Lavrio on Saturday. “We are not transporting arms of suspect goods. We only have food, medicine and young pacifists on the boat,” Mashallah Zwei, a Kadhafi Foundation representative on board, told AFP by satellite phone. “The Israelis can inspect the ship and if they have an ounce of humanity they will let us unload in Gaza,” said Zwei, urging the international community to pressure the Jewish state to allow the aid through. Zwei has insisted the foundation was not seeking “a confrontation or a provocation,” when asked about the risks of a repeat of an Israeli naval raid on an aid flotilla that killed nine Turks. But Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has said the aid could be delivered through Ashdod port in southern Israel after being inspected, or through Egypt. “We recommend that the organisers either let the ship be escorted by navy vessels to Ashdod port or that is sails directly to the port of El-Arish” in Egypt near the border with Gaza, he said. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 All those who think this one will get the "soft" boarding procedure, raise your hands so we can point and laugh... |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-07-13 11:12 |
| #2 "The foundation's team on the vessel has said morale on board is high ..." that means they are scared to death. Late at night on Tuesday they will have an Israeli Destroyer pull up alongside....and then...gazpachos. Get in the bag and never mind the 32 owls. |
| Posted by: Chush Dingle2905 2010-07-13 07:43 |
| #1 Israel is prepping to intercept. Also, ISRAEL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY > is repor advising the IDF not to forcibly = militarily intercept the ship until it enters Gaza waters. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-07-13 01:58 |