The Turkish IHH organization announced Wednesday that the Mavi Marmara ship, which was subjected to a deadly IDF raid while attempting to breach Israel’s maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip last May, is ready for set sail once more.
“Even if we sacrifice shahids (martyrs) for this cause, we will be on the side of justice,” IHH President Bulent Yildirim said in a recent television interview.
According to the Islamic organization, which is recognized by Israel and other nations as a terrorist movement, the Mavi Marmara – upon which nine Turkish activists were killed in a clash with Navy commandos – has suffered severe damage during last May’s events. The IHH said the vessel’s engine was intentionally destroyed when the ship was towed by the Israeli authorities to the Ashdod Port, and its deck and command bridge were wrecked.
The ship was consequently repaired and renovated in Istanbul, Turkey; its deck and the passenger seating were completely redone. According to the IHH, the vessel is ready to cruise again
A few weeks ago, the organizers of the upcoming flotilla postponed the departure of the Gaza-bound maritime convoy to the end of June, and Israeli elements speculated that the measure was taken because the event failed to attract participants. But the IHH said that the event was delayed because of the elections in Turkey, and that 10,000 people have already signed up to take part. The movement allows registration through its website, and has been distributing applications across Turkey and abroad.
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Just sink the flotilla!!
Hopefully this time Israel will send a lot more soldiers to take over the flotilla
Sink the ship. Like the St. Louis.
No need to put soldiers on the ship or to sink it, Just disable it and let it wander aimlessly on the see.
We are observing a change in Arab tactics.
The Torah calls Ishmael, “pereh adam.” This is usually wrongly translated as “wild ass-like man” but correctly translated as “man-like wild ass.” Note that in Hebrew the adjective comes after the noun. In the above phrase, therefore, pereh is the noun and adam is the adjective.
Our Arab cousins want to appear like Quakers. First, they launched the “Flotilla.” Last week, they launched the “Walktilla.” Arabs know as much about non-violent political tactics as Polynesians know about snow. Watch for more of these false non-violent tactics in the future.