Von den deutschsprachigen Mainstream-Medien weitgehend ignoriert, findet in diesen Tagen am Mittelmeer eine weitere Konfrontation zwischen der „Freiheitsflotte“ der Solidaritätsbewegung und der israelischen Marine statt.   Ein Konvoi von mehreren Schiffen segelt in Richtung Gaza, um Hilfsgüter und eine Solidaritätsbotschaft zum belagerten Streifen zu bringen.   Die rechtsextreme israelische Regierung gab am Mittwoch 26. Mai der Armee und der Marine die Anweisung, den Schiffkonvoi daran zu hindern, Gaza zu erreichen. Die israelische Marine droht, die Schiffe mit Gewalt zu ...

Interior Ministry seeking IDF approval to let American professor just into West Bank; rights group: Decision characteristic of totalitarian regime. By Amira Hass Professor Noam Chomsky, an American linguist and left-wing activist, was denied entry into Israel and the West Bank on Sunday.   No reason was initially given for the decision, but the Interior Ministry later said immigration officials at the Allenby Bridge border crossing from Jordan had misunderstood Chomsky's intentions thinking initially he was also due to visit Israel.     Chomsky, who is on a ...

London – 14 May 2010 – At 22:45 local time tonight, the MV Rachel Corrie, a 1200-ton cargo ship, part of the eight-vessel Freedom Flotilla, set sail from Ireland on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. There, ships from Turkey and Greece will join her, then sail to Gaza. This past week reports from Israel have indicated that the Israeli authorities will not allow the Freedom Flotilla to reach Gaza with its cargo of much-needed reconstruction material, medical equipment, and school supplies. According to Israeli news sources, clear orders have been issued to prevent the ships from reaching ...

Press release 13/05/2010 According to several Israeli and Palestinian media, Israel will not hesitate to use violence to prevent the solidarity convoy Freedom Flotilla to reach Gaza. Ship to Gaza - Sweden has asked for a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Carl Bildt, and see how Sweden and the EU intend to protect the humanitarian, peaceful and completely legal action.     According to Israeli TV2 the Israeli government and military will not allow Ship to Gaza and the Freedom Flotilla convoy to get to Gaza as planned, reaching the coast at the end of this ...