These boats are sailing through international waters along the coast of Gaza to help the Palestinians. What they are doing is completely legal but their safety is being jeopardized by Israeli sabotage. Please read the full story at the website.
| A Statement from the International Human Rights Workers Aboard the SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty, Sailing to Gaza |
| “The electronic systems which guarantee our safety aboard the SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty have been jammed and scrambled. Both ships are flying Greek flags, and are in international waters. We are the victims of electronic piracy. We are currently in GMS P area A2 and we are relying on our satellite communications equipment to make a distress call, if needed. |
| We are civilians from 17 nations and are on this project to break the siege of Gaza. We are not experienced sailors. As a result, there is concern about the health and safety of the people on board such an emergency develop. |
| We are currently experiencing rough sea conditions, and we call on the Greek government and the international community to meet their responsibilities and protect the civilians on board our two ships in international waters.” |
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August 24, 2008 -
Posted by
Yafiah Katherine |
Sufi |
Gaza, human rights, Israel |
2 Comments
Yvonne Ridley was on one of the boats, and she reports that they made it safely, without interference from Israel, since they were not carrying anything dangerous. Alhamdulillah!
Ya Haqq!
Alhamdulillah! That is good news. Thank you Irving