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Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised to Turkey for a deadly 2010 flotilla raid and announced a full resumption of diplomatic ties as well as compensation for the families of those killed.
In one of a series of events taking place this weekend and early next week, hundreds of boats gathered to sail down the River Thames as the rain fell on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Pro-Palestinian activists have gathered on Dublin’s main thoroughfare to protest against Israel’s interception of an Irish boat trying to break the naval blockade on Gaza.
The United States is desperately trying to repair ties between former allies Turkey and Israel – as relations between the two countries plummet over the issue of the ill-fated Gaza flotilla.
Turkey vowed today to work for the recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations – and has notified high-level Israeli diplomats they have two days to leave the country.
A UN report on last year’s deadly Gaza flotilla raid has concluded that the blockade is legal but that the actions of the IDF were “excessive”. Turkey has reacted angrily – threatening to take the matter to the International Court of Justice.
In today’s fix: Strauss-Kahn freed from house arrest, the woman who forgot to bury her mother, Wikileaks’ ‘priceless’ ad, and some very entertaining tennis (no, not Murray and Nadal)…
Israel has asked for evidence linking its agents to sabotage of the Irish boat the MV Saoirse. Meanwhile the Tánaiste says the government would take a very serious view if it was sabotage.
The Israeli government press office said on Sunday that foreign journalists reporting from the Gaza-bound flotilla could be banned from Israel for up to ten years.
Reports from the flotilla could see journalists banned from Israel for ten years, according to Israeli officials. Meanwhile, Palestine pledges to push for UN recognition of independence.
THE SAINT MARIAM will set sail from the Lebanese port of Tripoli to Gaza this weekend, carrying with it humanitarian aid – and an all-female crew.
At least one of the women due to be on board is known to be pregnant.
The women have said that their intention is to relieve the suffering of the people of Gaza, not to provoke the Israeli authorities. One woman told the Guardian: “We will not even bring cooking knives”.
The Mariam was due to set off a number of weeks ago – along with another ship, the Naji Alali – but diplomatic pressure from Israel has been applied to the Lebanese government to stop the mission.
Israel is concerned that ships entering the Palestinian port of Gaza will bring material that can be used as weapons, and so has blocked the port for several years. It demands that all aid being brought for Gaza be processed through Israel first, to prevent Hezbollah attacking the Jewish state.
Gabriela Shalev, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, has warned that Israel will use “necessary measures” – in line with international law – to stop the ship from reaching Gaza.
The co-ordinator of the voyage, Samar al-Haj, said the group had been flooded with volunteers to join the mission. At least 10 American citizens will be on board the Mariam.
One of the women on board, Serena Shim, is heavily pregnant. She told the Guardian that she had decided to be a part of the mission because she believed that blockade of Gaza is wrong. She said: “These people need aid.”
A similar move to bring aid to Gaza in May ended in tragedy. Nine Turkish citizens were killed when Israeli forces stormed their ship, the Mavi Marmara.
A LIBYAN AID ship originally bound for Gaza has been diverted to Egypt, Al Jazeera reports. The ship had been tracked overnight by the Israeli navy who planned to intercede if the ship attempted to make it to the shore. This ship was allegedly carrying 2,000 tonnes of aid materials intended for Gaza.
The “Amalthea” or “Al Amal”, funded by a charity headed by Col. Gaddafi’s son, was due to reach Gaza today. Israel warned the ship against attempting to break its blockade of Gaza. The Gaddafi Foundation had said this was a humane mission and those on board would not violently resist Israeli authorities’ efforts to stop their progress.
The cargo is expected to be unloaded at the Egyptian port of El Arish, where it can be transported via land to Gaza, although Egyptian officials said no firm arrangements have been made yet. Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh called today for more “freedom flotillas” and urged the Libyan ship to continue its course to Gaza.
THE ISRAELI DEFENCE Forces said today the Israeli navy has initiated contact with the Libyan aid ship bound for Gaza. The ship, backed by a charity headed by Col. Gaddafi’s son, is due to reach Gaza tomorrow. The IDF said that preparations to stop the boat have begun, in case it “persists in trying to enter maritime closure area.”
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