Israeli Attack ‘Pulls Middle East into War’
The Syrian and Lebanese leaders have warned that the Israeli navy’s attack on a Gaza-bound aid convoy might lead to war in the Middle East. At least 20 people were killed and 50 others injured […]
Month: May 2010
UN Official Says Israeli Leaders Guilty
Israeli leaders who ordered the attacks on a humanitarian aid convoy en route to Gaza should be brought to justice, a United Nations expert says. "It is essential that those Israelis responsible for this lawless […]
Israeli Butchery at Sea
By Gilad Atzmon As I write this piece the scale of the Israeli lethal slaughter at sea is yet to be clear. However we already know that at around 4am Gaza time, hundreds of IDF […]
Pirates of the Mediterranean
By Jeremy Salt – Ankara The Turkish aid vessel Mavi Marmara (Blue Marmara) was in international waters when it was attacked by Israeli ships and helicopter-borne soldiers on Monday morning. According to the Israeli government […]
Brave Israeli Commandos Slaughter Aid Activists
By Stephen Lendman Even America’s major media can’t duck a crime this grave – attacking and slaughtering up to 20 Gaza Freedom Flotilla activists and injuring dozens more. New York Times writer Isabel Kershner headlined […]
Mourning the Dead of the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza
By Cynthia McKinney I am outraged at Israel’s latest criminal act. I mourn with my fellow Free Gaza travelers, the lives that have been lost by Israel’s needless, senseless act against unarmed humanitarian activists. But […]
Liebovitch Post-massacre Performance
By Belen Fernandez At a press briefing this morning following the massacre by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commandos of passengers on board the Mavi Marmara, one of the boats pertaining to the Freedom Flotilla attempting […]
Israeli PM Backs Attack on Gaza Aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has supported the military action against the Freedom Flotilla, carrying humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip. "The prime minister reiterated his full backing for the IDF and inquired about the […]
UNSC to Meet over Israeli Raid on Flotilla
The United Nations Security Council will convene to discuss the Israeli attacks against an international aid convoy bound for Gaza. Diplomats at Security Council announced that the meeting will take place on Monday afternoon but […]
‘Activists Refuse to Leave Gaza Aid Ships’
International activists aboard ships load with humanitarian aid for Gaza which were attacked and rerouted by the Israeli navy have refused to leave the vessels. All activists on board the vessels have refused to leave […]
Europe Outraged by Israeli Raid
A lethal attack by Israeli commandos on the Gaza-bound aid convoy continues to generate outrage across Europe with France, Germany, Belgium and Ireland condemning the raid. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner demanded an immediate inquiry […]
UN Chief Lambastes Israeli Assaults
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned a fatal Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid convoy en route to the impoverished Gaza Strip. "I condemn this violence," Ban said on Monday. "It is vital that […]
Protests Erupt against Gaza Aid Raid
Shock and outrage sweep through the world over a deadly Israeli strike on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla as protests erupt across the globe in condemnation of the attack. On Monday, both foes and allies of […]
Reactions to the Israeli Attack on Freedom Flotilla
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel today stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid to Gaza, killing up to 20 activists and injuring dozens. The ships, several of them Turkish, were carrying medical equipment and other […]
UN: Israel’s Aid Convoy Raid Shocking
Amid global condemnations of the Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid convoy, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has expressed shock at the Israeli attack on the fleet. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human […]
Israel on Alert after Gaza Aid Attack
Israeli military forces go on high alert to confront possible protests from Palestinians outraged by the Israeli navy’s deadly raid on a Gaza aid convoy. The decision came on Monday to handle any "possible disturbances" […]
Inspirational Voice from the Land of Gaza
By Steve Finbow – The Japan Times MY FATHER WAS A FREEDOM FIGHTER: Gaza’s Untold Story, by Ramzy Baroud. Pluto Press, 2010, 210 pp., $18 (paper) Beginning in a Gaza Strip refugee camp with the […]
Hamas Condemns Gaza Aid Attack
Hamas calls those on the Gaza aid convoy as heroes of the Palestinian nation, urging Arab leaders to take practical steps to end the Gaza siege. Gaza Freedom Flotilla came under fire early on Monday […]
Death Toll from Gaza Aid Attack Hits 20
The death toll from the Israeli navy’s takeover of a Gaza aid convoy has risen to 20 while Israel carefully censors reports on the casualties from the attack. Gaza Freedom Flotilla came under fire early […]
Targeting Civilians: Israel’s Specialty
By Stephen Lendman Professor Jeremy Salt teaches political science at Ankara, Turkey’s Bilkent University. He’s also the author of "The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands." On January […]
Netanyahu in Canada – the New Republican Stronghold
By Jim Miles Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper was elected to a minority government in 2006. Since then he has done his best to set up what could be considered a Republican government for the […]
Obama Gives Israel All-out Support
After the United Nations ratified a resolution calling for a nuclear weapons-free Middle East, the US president gives Israel "concrete guarantees" to prevent the decision from harming Israeli interests. Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post quoted […]
Israel Attacks Gaza Aid Fleet, 16 Killed
Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country’s siege on Gaza. Up to 16 people were killed and more than 30 people injured when troops stormed the Freedom Flotilla […]
Gaza Aid Flotilla Attacked, 10 Killed
Israeli forces have attacked the international aid convoy Freedom Flotilla en route to the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 50 injured. The attack came on Monday morning after […]
Israel Attacks Gaza Aid Fleet, Two Killed, Many Wounded
Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country’s siege on Gaza, according to a Turkish aid agency being quoted by Turkish media. At least two people were killed and […]
Freedom Flotilla Back on Course
The Freedom Flotilla, a multinational relief mission, has set out on its journey toward Gaza after one of the two "tampered with" ships was repaired. One of the nine ships, which was badly tampered with, […]
Israeli Warplanes Double Strike Gaza
Israeli warplanes have launched a double air strike on the Gaza Strip, bombarding certain areas of the coastal sliver, Palestinians say. Military jets belonging to the Israeli Air Force twice struck an area near the […]
Netanyahu No Peace Partner: Abbas
Ahead of a meeting with US President Barack Obama, acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas said the Israeli premier is not a real peace partner. Abbas, who has been invited by the US president for […]
Israel Rejects Plea of 189 Countries
After the United Nations ratified a resolution calling for a nuclear weapons-free Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moves to condemn the treaty. The attack came after all 189 signatories to the Non-Proliferation Treaty […]
Ironies of History: Exodus and Gaza Aid Flotilla
By Richard Irvine – Belfast No one can accuse History of not having a sense of irony. Sixty-three years ago in July 1947 a passenger ship destined for Palestine and named The Exodus was stopped […]
