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'Human Rights Ship' Takes Palestinians to Cyprus

by IsraeliLawStudent | August 28, 2008 at 06:01 am

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The Cyprus-bound ship which arrived at Gaza in order to break the Israeli blockade on the Hamas-governed territory has left Thursday afternoon, carrying with it 7 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children.

It remains to be seen whether or not Israel will stop the ship by force, or if it will allow the free exit of these Palestinians to cyprus.

שוברים את המצור. פעילי זכויות האדם, שהגיעו בספינות לעזה במטרה לשבור את המצור הישראלי, עזבו אחר הצהריים (יום ה') את נמל עזה. לטענתם, הם לקחו שבעה פלסטינים, בהם חמישה ילדים. עדיין לא ברור אם צה"ל ינסה לעצור אותם. בין היתר, מפליג אב ובנו בן ה-16 שמחכה לרגל תותבת. מוקדם יותר טענו שיקחו על הסיפון גם סטודנטים פלסטינים, שיציאתם מעזה נאסרה משיקולים ביטחוניים. הפעילים טוענים כי אין לישראל את הזכות למנוע את יציאתם של הפלסטינים מעזה.

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Heritage

at 07:26 on August 28th, 2008

Clandestine?

They had a press conference. The headline of this post is misleading.

The Free Gaza Movement held a press conference in Gaza City Wednesday to announce that the two boats which arrived in Gaza Port on Saturday via carrying several dozen mostly Western activists will leave on Thursday carrying with it Palestinian students with valid foreign visas or dual citizenships who have been accepted to study abroad, a Palestinian professor returning to teach in Europe, and a young woman who will meet her husband abroad, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Related story: Breaking the Gaza Blockade

IsraeliLawStudent

at 08:14 on August 28th, 2008

thank you, a correction has been made.

Heritage

at 09:02 on August 28th, 2008

You're welcome.

IsraeliLawStudent, why are Palestinians forced to leave Gaza this way?

Why are students prevented from studying abroad? Why are humanitarian workers refused entry to Gaza?

Red McKinnon (not verified)

at 15:44 on August 28th, 2008

Gaza is ruled by the hamas, a US-recognized terror organization. israel has legitimate concern that allowing trade and passage will allow hamas to continue pursuing terror, amassing weapons and warfare materials to be used against israel. Luckily israel is strong enough to protect itself against its enemies.