Gaza Convoy


By yankeeuxb
September 17, 2010
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Another convoy is departing for Gaza this weekend. It will leave London and then be joined en route by convoys from Europe, Turkey and Jordan, and be met in Syria by convoys from Kuwait and Morocco. For the first time a team from New Zealand will be joining the convoy.

Once more the convoy will be personed and funded by civil society.

The convoy will bring hope to the incarcerated population in Gaza and demonstrate that lawful and legitimate protest cannot be cowed by shootings, imprisonment and confiscation of cameras, credit cards, laptops etc.

The convoy will keep the seige of Gaza in the headlines and will raise awareness in the countries it travels through. This latter point is important. As more people are made aware of the seige and the occupation - and all that that entails - their voices will be heard.

This is manifesting itself in the growing global BDS movement.

The aim, which the US and the EU seem committed to, is for two independent states to live in security next to each other. Palestine must be a contiguous, unoccupied country. Israel must feel safe. But first the occupation, the seige and the illegal settlements must stop.

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mattpryor

17 September, 2010 - 08:47

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Bon voyage, does this mean we'll get a break from your spam?


mattpryor

17 September, 2010 - 11:34

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And just in case anyone's under any delusions, here's a reminder of what the wonderful, peace loving BDS movement is all about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnpilMYsR0I

Have fun with your Hamas chums, and try not to get any paint on your clothes.


Jonathan Hoffman

17 September, 2010 - 11:49

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Don't forget to pack the knives and clubs


raycook

17 September, 2010 - 13:35

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... meanwhile, back in the land of the sane, Israel's economy thrives and tourism is at record levels.

And don't forget to check the date on the medications, we wouldn't you to harm anyone.


amber

17 September, 2010 - 13:49

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yankeeuxb mentions Syria - the land currently murdering hundreds of Kurds, which maintains a network of torture chambers and secret police. Sure, they care about human rights.

yankeeuxb, you are a Jew hating scumbag.


yankeeuxb

17 September, 2010 - 14:02

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Much the the supplies carried in the past convoys were medicinal. (there were no weapons) The organisers of the convoy firmly believe in the self-determination of the Palestinian people. In that, it is the people of Gaza who will determine how to distribute the donated and purchased items within their medical community. All items were delivered and donated to one or more non-governmental organizations/committees of organizations and were dispersed within the medical community in Gaza based on need.

Some of the charities working in Gaza include Oxfam, Amnesty International and Medical Aid for Palestinians as well as UMWRA.

Hopefully the convoy will help the incarcerated people in Gaza know that their is a world wide solidarity movement that supports their rights.

This is not about hating jews (many members of the aid flotilla and the convoys and their supporters are Jewish) This is not about destroying Israel.

This is about bringing to an end an unnecessary and brutal occupation.


Jonathan Hoffman

17 September, 2010 - 14:14

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"Much the the supplies carried in the past convoys were medicinal. (there were no weapons)"

And the Pope is Jewish.

Since when are clubs and huge Dhervish-style knives 'medicinal'?

Taking you apart is like taking sweets off a baby, it's easy and boring


zair

17 September, 2010 - 14:34

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amber you say such lovely things, your accusations of 'jew hater' are becoming a tad repetitive and only reinforce your bigoted and extremist views.


zair

17 September, 2010 - 14:37

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You must work for the pharmaceutical industry. It is a well known fact that many medicines can be used safely and effectively well past their use by date.


yankeeuxb

17 September, 2010 - 14:42

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Since the beginning of Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza, individuals across the world have come together — participating in journeys to Gaza themselves, donating and raising awareness at home, and working to persuade the government to end the siege — as an act of solidarity with the besieged Palestinians in Gaza.

The overwhelming response to Israel’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla has forced governments to highlight this issue and call for an end to the siege.

1.5 million Palestinians should be able to take advantage of what we in Britain take for granted — the right to work, to decent food and clean water, to education, to health, to visit to see family and friends, and to travel.


Jonathan Hoffman

17 September, 2010 - 15:02

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You mean the right not to be thrown off 4th floor balconies by Hamas

... and the right to be openly gay ...

... and equal rights for women

.... and the right not to have children brought up to hate Jews

.. and the right not to have aid money stolen to provide an apartment for Mrs Arafat in Paris

You're just too easy to take apart - it's boring


zair

17 September, 2010 - 15:47

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'Taking you apart is like taking sweets off a baby, it's easy and boring'

Yet you still do it Jonathan, maybe it's because you can, a little like how the Israeli's treat the Palestinians. I hope the Israeli's also tire of kicking the Palestinians, you would have thought they would have had their fill after 60 years.


DLeigh-Ellis

17 September, 2010 - 16:11

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You have a lot of practise taking sweets from babies Jonathan?

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Wishing you all well over the fast.


Jonathan Hoffman

17 September, 2010 - 16:49

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I hope the convoy has a good SatNav because if it relies on navigators of the intellectual calibre of yankeeuxb it will never get beyond the M25 ....


jose (not verified)

17 September, 2010 - 17:37

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The goal is clearly stated by yankeexub: keep the palestinian hoax in the headlines... At the expense of some lives if necessary. That is the typical terrorist mentality: they don't care about others' lives, not even their own in fact.


amber

17 September, 2010 - 18:16

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zair, that's because you are. When someone like you or yankeeuxb obsessively attack Israel, and hold Israel to a different standard to any other country - there is only one logical explanation - Jew hatred.

Both you and yankeeuxb are Jew haters.


amber

17 September, 2010 - 18:18

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medicinal? Two thirds of the "medicine" brought by the Turkish terror flotilla was out of dat, rendering it useless. This ihas eveything to do with Jew hating propaganda, and zero to do with "concern" for Gaza.

yankeeuxb, you seem to be under the sad delusion that a Jew can't be antisemitic. I have met plenty who are.


zair

17 September, 2010 - 22:35

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'medicinal? Two thirds of the "medicine" brought by the Turkish terror flotilla was out of dat, rendering it useless.'

Derr read my post about medicines and use by dates, as you are obviously too dim to perform a search online, here is one I made earlier:

http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update1103a.shtml


zair

17 September, 2010 - 22:39

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Here is some balance to the propaganda spewed from the Panorama infotainment piece on the Marvi Marmara:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_592602&v=afBr10f38...


stephenb

18 September, 2010 - 10:04

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Scuse me a moment I need to check I really am reading the JC and haven't inadvertantly stumbled on to the Romper Room web site


jose (not verified)

18 September, 2010 - 11:13

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The propaganda produced as evidence by the poor ignoramuses on this forum is ludicrous. It shows exactly what it blames BBC of doing (and in fact BBC is slightly biased, but against Israel).
Hamas, as we all know is against any right of Israel to exist and only an idiot who cannot read could assert the contrary with a straight face. It is against any peace negociations as seen recently.

At least, this shows "zair" to be a blattant Hamas supporter. "Bas les masques!"


amber

18 September, 2010 - 17:50

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zair
1. Medicines that are out of date can be potentially lethal. Unless you have identified each medicine and ascertained in your medical opinion (I take it you're not medically qualified), then your link is less than useless.
2. The Mavi Marmara carried no "aid " at all - nothing save some jihadists from the IHH ( a group which supports the Taleban which is currently killing British soldiers - nice to know you're on the right side). Why would an aid convoy include ships carrying no aid? I take it you have seen the Youtube clips of the passengers chanting antisemitic slogans beofre the sailing, and promising to become shaheeds ("martyrs"), even before sailing? A nice touch was telling the Jewish sailors to "go back to Auschwitz".

But then Jew haters like you are usually selective with what you see and hear.


Marian Lebor

18 September, 2010 - 21:06

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'The convoy is personed and funded by civil society' and 'will bring hope to the incarcerated popultaion in Gaza' and 'raise awareness in the countries it travels thtough'.

This is all wonderful news! Such a peaceful, caring convoy will obviously have no problem in taking on board a letter to Gilad Shalit and asking for very public assurances in Gaza that a member of the International Red Cross will be allowed to deliver it directly to him.

yankeeuxb - I am relying on you to do this. You seem to be very involved with the convoy and you are such a champion of human rights in Gaza. You are in a perfect position to draw attention to the continuing plight of Gilad shalit and attempt to do something about it.

Thanks so much and plase do keep us posted on your progress.


ibrows

18 September, 2010 - 21:17

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jose

Israel is against the Palestinians right to exist, its stealing their land, restricting their movements, treating them like second class citizens and denying them access to basic medical treatment.

So how exactly can you claim the moral ground over Hamas?

amber

criticism of Israel is allowed, its not anti-semitic or calling for Israel's destruction, you are ridiculous in your attempts to discredit any criticism regardless of the amount of evidence that supports such criticisms.


happygoldfish

18 September, 2010 - 22:33

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ibrows: Palestine must be a contiguous, unoccupied country.

ibrows, how can Palestine possibly be contiguous if it contains both the west bank and gaza?

(unless, of course, you think that israel needn't be contiguous )


Yvetta

19 September, 2010 - 07:44

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If they run short of knives and clubs, Jonathan, they can always fashion a few iron bars out of the vessel's fittings - like their fellow "peaceniks" did aboard the Mavi Marmara.


amber

19 September, 2010 - 09:36

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Yes ibrows, most Jew haters like you get very indignant when their racism is exposed to them.


stephenb

19 September, 2010 - 19:25

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Amber honey you are getting way over excited you need to go lie down a while..... trust me,,,,, I am a travel agent


happygoldfish

19 September, 2010 - 20:25

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yankeeuxb, assuming gaza is under occupation, what is "brutal" about it?

yankeeuxb: This is about bringing to an end an unnecessary and brutal occupation.

there are no israelis in gaza, so how can they be beating up the gazans? how can any mysterious injuries, falls from high buildings, etc, be down to the israelis?

surely even you accept that any brutality in gaza has to be arab-on-arab?

(btw, my apologies to ibrows … my previous post should not have been addressed to him, but to yankeeuxb, to whom the quote should also have been attributed )


amber

19 September, 2010 - 21:17

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stephenb, are you a misogynist? Why say "honey"? Do you address the Jew hater ibrows this way?


zair

22 September, 2010 - 21:46

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'Israel's military broke international laws during its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a UN Human Rights Council investigation says.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11393836


amber

22 September, 2010 - 21:58

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zair, how ridiculous. the UN Human Rights Council, an ill-named organization if ever there was one, is a complete sick joke. Not only do several of its members count amongst the worse human rights offenders in the world, (it was headed by Libya not long ago, complete with secret police and torture chambers), it spends 90% of its time (that is no exaggeration) attacking one nation on this planet - the Jewish one. It has never uttered a word against China, which brutally occupies Tibet and executes more people than the rest of the world combined) and has in its regular meetings a session which ONLY talks about Israel. Israel is the only country on earth, it appears, which warrants such attention. Nothing on North Korea (where cannibalism is now taking place due to food shortages), nothing on Sudan (300,000 murdered and thousands more raped in a well planned and executed genocide), nothing on DRC, where 4 MILLION (some estimates go to 7 MILLION - yes, that's million) people have been hacked to death since 1997 - not that you'd know it, because no-one in the "human rights" industry or the media gives a sh#t about dead Africans. Witness the collective shrug of shoulders during the Rwandan massacres - the UN did NOTHING to stop it, despite knowing what was happening. Meanwhile, UN soldiers have been involved in child rape in the DRC on a large scale.

The UNHRC is a grotesque inversion of what it was established to be, and acts as a fig leaf to the real horrors taking place in this world (largely because those who sit on it are guilty of the worst human rights violations). That you take it seriously, or bestow any kind of moral authority on it, is typical of the obsessive Israel haters. Shame on you.


zair

23 September, 2010 - 08:44

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amber, the UNHRC does indeed have member countries that have atrocious human rights records.

But surely we can't dismiss all of its activities and findings just because we don't agree with them?

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