Mediocrates
07-06-2011, 01:21 PM
http://honestreporting.com/the-guardian-still-thinks-the-flotillas-prime-goal-was-to-deliver-aid/
1. In a letter to President Obama (http://ustogaza.org/latest/letter-to-obam/), organizers of the Audacity of Hope said they would carry nothing but letters:
We will carry no goods of any kind for delivery in Gaza.
2. At least the American audacity of hype bothered with the letters. The Irish ship, MV Saoirse carried absolutely nothing (http://irishshiptogaza.org/?p=596):
Unlike the other ships in the flotilla, the Irish one will not be carrying any cargo or humanitarian aid.
3. Adam Shapiro, a prominent flotilla figure, told the Jerusalem Post (http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=225119):
He said the Rafah crossing “is not about aid, but then neither is our flotilla. It’s about raising awareness of the ongoing occupation in Gaza and the freedom of the Palestinians. The aid has always been secondary to the message of challenging the [Israeli] policy.”
4. Another prominent flotilla organizer, Greta Berlin, told the Irish Times (http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0705/1224300090685.html):
This [effort] is not about delivering goods but breaking the illegal siege of Gaza,” said Greta Berlin, founder of the parent organization that made several successful voyages in 2008.
1. In a letter to President Obama (http://ustogaza.org/latest/letter-to-obam/), organizers of the Audacity of Hope said they would carry nothing but letters:
We will carry no goods of any kind for delivery in Gaza.
2. At least the American audacity of hype bothered with the letters. The Irish ship, MV Saoirse carried absolutely nothing (http://irishshiptogaza.org/?p=596):
Unlike the other ships in the flotilla, the Irish one will not be carrying any cargo or humanitarian aid.
3. Adam Shapiro, a prominent flotilla figure, told the Jerusalem Post (http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=225119):
He said the Rafah crossing “is not about aid, but then neither is our flotilla. It’s about raising awareness of the ongoing occupation in Gaza and the freedom of the Palestinians. The aid has always been secondary to the message of challenging the [Israeli] policy.”
4. Another prominent flotilla organizer, Greta Berlin, told the Irish Times (http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0705/1224300090685.html):
This [effort] is not about delivering goods but breaking the illegal siege of Gaza,” said Greta Berlin, founder of the parent organization that made several successful voyages in 2008.