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May 19th, 2015 
Awake Goy “in Israeli war terminology “Hamas” is just another word for anything Palestinian, any living thing in Gaza.”
That’s it, in a nutshell. Well done!
“People are being forced to run for their lives from war and persecution in the Middle East and North Africa. Cynical traffickers are cashing in on highly hazardous transportations in unseaworthy vessels. In another part of the region–Gaza–people aren’t even able to flee from their bombed-out homes. The Israeli/Egyptian siege is virtually complete.
In that way, the catastrophe on the Mediterranean and the catastrophic blockade of Gaza are related. Both are caused by misanthropic policies, despotic regimes, crumbling states. Both are caused by an “international community” that prefers to look the other way rather than take its responsibility.”
The linkage is undeniable. Thank you for stating it so well.
Ship to Gaza’s 2nd demand that “2. the port in Gaza City is opened and made functional” is a good one, but I seriously doubt that the news report this morning, “Israel conducting talks with Hamas about possible floating port for Gaza” is proof that Israel is planning anything that amounts to justice or freedom for the Palestinians of Gaza! Here’s part of the report:
“Israel is conducting talks with Hamas about the possible construction of a floating port between Turkish Cyprus and the Gaza coast that would allow goods to be transferred the Palestinian coastal territory, the Jordanian daily Ad-Dustour reported Tuesday, quoting Western diplomatic sources.
According to the report, the talks, described as direct, have been ongoing in various European capitals with guarantees provided by Turkey, which has also been trying to advance dialogue between the two sides.
The report also noted an idea to expand Gazan territory into the Sinai Peninsula. The report does not quote any source by name, and has not been confirmed by either Israel or Hamas.
It should be noted that since Operation Protective Edge, headlines have surfaced claiming that Hamas and Israel have been in contact through international mediation from the UN and Qatar with regards to a long-term truce in exchange for lifting some of the restrictions on the Gaza Strip, which might also include the construction of a seaport in the Gaza seas. But none of those contacts has amounted to anything that could be called an agreement.
According to international officials, Israel is in no rush to reach understandings as long as it is free from obligations and quiet remains in the south. Moreover, Israel currently has almost exclusive control on what enters the Gaza Strip, without commitment, and sees no reason to sign some kind of binding agreement or understandings in exchange for Hamas’ guarantee for quiet.”…
Call me cynical, but I don’t believe everything that I read. It is through actions such as yours, (and the former actions of the Flotillas and others) that justice and freedom for the Palestinian people will come. It must be imposed upon Israel. It cannot be done from within Israel, that much is clear and has been apparent for nearly 7 decades now.
So thank you Ann Ighe, Mikael Löfgren, and your fellow travelers on the good ship Marianne of Gothenburg. Thanks also to Christopher Pastorella for the translation to english.
Fair winds and following seas to all.
Source Article from http://mondoweiss.net/2015/05/gaza-sailing-again
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