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  • All-Women Ship Heads for Gaza and Waits for Clash with IDF

    08/08/2010 12:55:14 PM PDT · by citizenredstater9271 · 96 replies
    Israel National News ^ | August 8, 2010 | Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
    A “women-only” ship, complete with a nun and a heavily pregnant mother, has cleared political and technical obstacles and is set to sail for Gaza, presenting Israel with a new challenge. The ship is supposed to leave Tripoli by Sunday night, its co-coordinator, Hizbullah-backer Samar al-Hajj, told the London Guardian. Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told Israel National News, “There are no limits on goods going to Gaza, and any ships trying to bring so-called aid to Gaza will be regarded as provocations.” The sight of women—supposedly unarmed—facing Israeli naval commandos trying to stop it from breaking the sea embargo...