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JUNE 2010 EARLY : (IHH GAZA FLOTILLA INCIDENT --{see TURKEY, GALLOWAY}) SNIPPET: “Condemnations of Israel’s commando raid on the flotilla trying to break a blockade on Gaza are pouring in after 10 people were reported killed in the violence at sea early Monday.
Egypt announced Tuesday that it would open its border with Gaza, which Reuters describes as “a major boost for Hamas and a blow to efforts by Israel and its Western allies to cripple the Islamists.” Turkey is threatening to send more ships, escorted by its own navy, while there are fears Hizballah will use the incident to justify a new wave of rocket attacks toward Israel.
Was it, as some suggest, the plan of flotilla organizers all along?
It’s worth remembering why the aid was being transported by sea in the first place. A convoy led by then-British MP George Galloway ended in violence at the Egyptian-Gaza border in early January after authorities delayed their entry into Gaza.
An Egyptian police officer was shot and killed by Hamas gunmen. Egypt deported Galloway, made it clear he was unwelcome there again, and told the convoy it could no longer enter through its crossing. Galloway’s partner in that convoy was the Turkish-based International Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), which helped lead the flotilla.
IHH also is part of the Union of Good, a collection of charities run by Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Yusuf al-Qaradawi. The union was designated by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2008 as a terrorist entity due to its fund-raising activities on behalf of Hamas and Hamas-controlled organizations in the West Bank and Gaza.”
------- "Violence and Humanitarian Aid," INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT - IPT News, June 1, 2010 http://www.investigativeproject.org/1982/violence-and-humanitarian-aid ; http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2525576/posts Posted on June 1, 2010 3:39:00 PM PDT by Cindy

[Cindy]

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "VIVA PALESTINA: ISLAMIST ALLY" by Ryan Mauro (SNIPPET: "In July 2009 in Brooklyn, Viva Palestina held an event where one of its members, Lamis Deek, gave voice to her organization's pro-Hamas worldview:..." SNIPPET: "Viva Palestina’s support for the terrorist group is not only rhetorical. Although George Galloway has denied that the group finances Hamas, Emerson pointed out that Galloway "defiantly handed a bag of cash to a Hamas minister" in March 2009. Emerson further described Viva Palestina's efforts as "very effective" in raising money and recruits. Over $100,000 was raised at a single event in Kansas City.") (June 14, 2010) (Read More...)