The Dignity
The Indignity
Posted on 12/30/2008 5:47:23 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Activists trying to bring aid to Gaza today claimed their boat had been rammed by Israeli gunboats in a "criminal attack" in international waters.
The Free Gaza Movement said its vessel, the Dignity, was intercepted by several Israeli vessels as it was heading to the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli aerial bombardment since Saturday.
One gunboat rammed the Dignity on the port bow side, causing heavy damage, although no one was hurt, the group said.
"[The Dignity] is taking on water and appears to have engine problems," the movement said on its website. "When attacked, the Dignity was clearly in international waters, 90 miles off the coast of Gaza.
"The gunboats also fired their machine guns into the water in an attempt to stop the mercy ship from getting to Gaza.
"Israel thumbs its nose in the face of maritime law by attacking a human rights boat in international waters and has put all of these human rights observers at risk.
"At no time was the Dignity ever close to Israeli waters. They clearly identified themselves and the Israeli attack was willful and criminal."
The group said the attack took place as the Dignity carried three tonnes of medical supplies at the request of doctors in Gaza.
The crew and passengers were hoping to treat some of those injured in four days of the Israeli air strikes, with hospitals in the territory overwhelmed.
The Dignity is still in international waters, 40 miles off Haifa, and is making its way slowly to Lebanon. The ship flies the flag of Gibraltar, is piloted by an English captain and its passenger list includes Cynthia McKinney, a former US congresswoman.
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Wonder if GW was piloting the Israeli ship? All of this is his fault you know? :)
LOL. Good one.
I disagree,it is stupid to allow any aid to those who are trying to kill you.
Typical liberal attitude. They think they are entitled to have what they want, go where they want, etc. They thought somehow they were exempt from the rules of war...how dare Israel even question them, let alone obstruct/stop them?
I wonder what the Israelis would have done if the boat that rammed their ship had been piloted by Somali pirates?
This gets a very high magnitude LOL from Freepers. So funny and go ISRAEL go!!
Get Hamas!
A wasted terrorist is a good terrorist!
This is just too funny!
Not just a hero for the year 2000, but a hero for the entire 20th Century! I have to believe that the Time magazine staff must have been under the age of 21, and attending Ivy League schools to have had such tunnel vision.
Great photo of Jackie...undoubtedly taken in FL. Perhaps the Inverrary homes and golf course development he promoted
Wow, he got it right this time. Didn't he say “J-O-O-S” last time?
I thought they meant “sink their sow”.
And even if she made it into Gaza, once the Palis realized what a PIG she really is they’d throw a Hamas t-shirt on her and head her for the Israeli border.
Carry on!
Idiots.... There is a blockade going on and they want to pull this crap. Serves them right. They are lucky that they didn’t get blown out of the water. The radical Islamists are Nut cases... (Remember the USS COLE).... end of story.
A two-fer!
Nice going, IDF!
Oh... Hell no!! You Punk Israeli’s didn’t just ram me, You just wait till Obama gets in the White House there gonna be a slap down waitin for ya.
Sink it.
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