Naoružani izraelski specijalci ukrcali su se danas u međunarodnim vodama, 40 milja od obale Gaze, na civilni francuski brod "Dignité - Al Karama" i odvezli ga u izraelsku luku Ašdod. Putnici broda – 16 nenasilnih civila iz 6 zemalja - prebačeni su na jedan izraelski vojni brod. Radi se o protuzakonitom i nasilnom, gusarskom činu izraelske vojske.
Sve su veze s brodom "Dignité - Al Karama" prekinute u 9 sati ujutro i od tada nije moguć nikakav kontakt s putnicima broda, na snazi je vojna cenzura, pa još nije poznato jesu li putnici bili izloženi dodatnom nasilju.
U svakom slučaju već sam čin prisilnog odvođenja broda i putnika u luku Ašdod, pod prijetnjom oružjem i vojnim brodovima, predstavlja nasilan čin koji je, kao i blokada Gaze, za svaku osudu.
Francuski aktivisti pozivaju francusku vladu da osigura sigurnost i fizički integritet putnika, a građane da prosvjeduju ispred izraelskih veleposlanstava i žale se izabranim političkim predstavnicima.
Informacije:
Free Gaza Movement on Twitter
Witness Gaza
Un bateau français pour Gaza
The Free Gaza Movement
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Israeli soldier injured by explosion in Gaza
Izraelski vojnik ozlijeđen u eksploziji u Gazi (7. srpanj 2011.)
5 izraelskih tenkova i nekoliko buldožera ušlo je oko 300 metara na palestinski teritorij na jugu Pojasa Gaze u četvrtak, 7. srpnja, ujutro, a jedan je vojnik lakše ozlijeđen u Khan Younisu, kad je, prema izvještavanju izraelskih medija u blizini jednog izraelskog tenka eksplodirala eksplozivna naprava. Glasnogovornica izraelske vojske je izjavila da je vojnik ozlijeđen u palestinskom „raketnom napadu“.
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Israeli forces surround Jenin refugee camp
Izraelske snage okružile izbjeglički logor u Jeninu (7. srpanj 2011.)
Izraelske snage su u četvrtak (7. srpnja) ujutro ušle u grad Jenin na Zapadnoj obali i okružile izbjeglički logor u tom gradu. Prema tvrdnjama palestinske policije logor je okružilo 15 izraelskih vojnih vozila, koja su se tamo zadržala oko 1 sat, nakon čega se vojska povukla bez ikakvih upada u domove i privođenja.
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Remembering Vittorio Arrigoni–Stay Human summer camp
At Vittorio's funeral in Gaza the crowds chanted “Viktor is with the fisherman, Viktor is with the farmers”, Vittorio is still with the people of Gaza. He lives on in their hearts. He has been honored with a football tournament in Rafah, with a street in Gaza, with a school in the Jordan Valley, but I think that perhaps the honor that would be closest to his heart is the Vittorio Arrigoni – Stay Human summer camp in Beit Hanoun. Vittorio had worked in Beit Hanoun his entire time in Gaza. Riding in ambulances during Cast Lead and supporting the weekly demonstrations against the buffer zone since then. The Fursan Al Ghad Youth Center honored him by naming their summer camp in his honor, the Vittorio Arrigoni – Stay Human summer camp. ... The children also do art projects, both in the classrooms and outside. The wall across from Fursan Al Ghad is now covered in a beautiful new mural. The most beautiful project though, was building kites. A dozen amazing kites with beautiful geometric designs. The kites had longtails made from old homework cut into strips, perhaps to celebrate the end of the school year. On the kites the children wrote messages, messages like “the children of Gaza deserve freedom” and “end the siege”. We went out to the hills east of Beit Hanoun, on a beautiful Tuesday morning to fly the kites. The wind was brisk, the air was beautiful, the kites soared into the air. After admiring them for a while, the strings were cut, the kites sailed across the wall towards Sderot, hopefully the messages carried by the kites will be read and understood.
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