Israeli Piracy and murder at sea
Monday, May 31st, 2010Last night, Armed Israeli Pirates attacked and boarded the Turkish passenger ship, Mavi Marmara , the lead ship in a convoy of six vessels carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza while they were still in international waters, 75 miles off the coast of Israel, in direct violation of international law.
The Israeli Pirates began shooting at the unarmed civilian passengers who were asleep on the deck, they continued firing long after the captain had hoisted a white flag indicating that the ships crew and passengers were not offering any resistance to Israel’s high seas piracy. (more…)