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Israel fears European ship may sail to Gaza to 'break siege'
By Barak Ravid
Tags: Free Gaza Movement 

Israel is worried by reports that a group of left-wing activists from Europe plans to set sail for Gaza from Cyprus on August 5 under the slogan "breaking the siege."

The activists will reportedly include three members of the European Parliament.

It is still not certain how serious the plans are. However, Israel fears that if the ship does sail, it will create a provocation that would at best cause public relations damage, and could even result in violence.
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The ship is being organized by the Free Gaza Movement and the International Solidarity Movement. Many of the latter's members have been barred from entering Israel on security grounds.

The organizers have reportedly raised almost $300,000 to finance the operation and recruited 60 people to sail on the ship. These include activists from several countries as well as journalists.

According to the Free Gaza Movement's Web site, the activists will include a Holocaust survivor, a survivor of the Palestinian Nakba, as Palestinians call Israel's creation in 1948, and other members of the Palestinian diaspora, in addition to the European parliamentarians.

According to the Web site, the plan is for the boat to enter Gaza's territorial waters - and, more specifically, the "special security zone" that the Israel Navy has declared off-limits to all boats. The organizers thereby hope to provoke a clash with the navy that will end with them being forcibly arrested.

An Israeli government source said that Israel still has little information about the plan, and it is not clear whether it will ever come off. A year ago, he noted, Israel received reports of a similar plan, but due to logistical difficulties, that initiative never got off the ground.

In conversations with their Israeli counterparts, Cypriot officials have expressed concern about the boat departing from their shores, but say they can do nothing to prevent it. According to the information that has reached Israel, however, Cyprus is not the only point of departure under consideration; the ship might also sail from Turkey or from Alexandria in Egypt.

Israel is still trying to discover the ship's exact identity and more details about the organizers' intentions. It is also trying to decide how to respond. One option that has been raised in official discussions is to simply allow the ship to reach Gaza, thereby foiling the organizers' apparent desire for a clash.
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  1.   tist plan to break Gaza blockade 07:10  |  Jor Kramer 28/07/08
  2.   British had the same problem when Jews broke blockade 07:12  |  Ibn Musa 28/07/08
  3.   Good luck to them! They are among the 07:27  |  Che Vive 28/07/08
  4.   `SNEAK`???? 07:41  |  Llyn 28/07/08
  5.   C`mon, just disable the prop with nets, tow 50 miles out to sea. 07:58  |  Dr. L. Brnd 28/07/08
  6.   ibn musa 08:20  |  scallywag 28/07/08
  7.   che vive 08:22  |  scallywag 28/07/08
  8.   Call to action 08:35  |  Boris 28/07/08
  9.   Lets them come and fine them for illegal entry. 09:03  |  Dr. Jack 28/07/08
  10.   #1 Agreed!! eom 09:06  |  Gabrielle 28/07/08
  11.   Nakba SURVIVOR: A question of Semantics..merely Academic? 09:09  |  Meir Gush Etzion 28/07/08
  12.   No problem at all 09:56  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 28/07/08
  13.   Good bye Comrade Che!! 10:05  |  Dr. Jack 28/07/08
  14.   There will be Nakba and Holocaust survivors aboard! 10:27  |  Maureen Ann 28/07/08
  15.   A. Classic. Last. Paragraph. 10:38  |  Johnboy 28/07/08
  16.   dont just sink it.. 10:41  |  shocked 28/07/08
  17.   Where are the Leftists calling for "Rule of Law"? 10:52  |  Binyamin Dissen 28/07/08
  18.   sailing to gaza 11:08  |  Stella Westwell 28/07/08
  19.   Che #3 11:09  |  Stella Westwell 28/07/08
  20.   no mention of Hedy Epstein 11:16  |  raymond deane 28/07/08
  21.   What law? Israel has left Gaza, hasn`t it? 11:16  |  Andreas 28/07/08
  22.   Blockade, what blockade? 11:17  |  Observer 28/07/08
  23.   IBN Mussa. Pals can go to Gaza now! They have an elected Islamist 11:19  |  PETER SM 28/07/08
  24.   WHY not just ask Hamas to accept peaceful coexistence? 11:30  |  PETER SM 28/07/08
  25.   9: JB gets there, and then goes away 11:38  |  David Teich 28/07/08
  26.   Let em IN, and let `em stay there for some time... 11:43  |  Inyaki 28/07/08
  27.   #23 Ah, but David, there is a little jurisdictional problem.. 12:20  |  Johnboy 28/07/08
  28.   #26 That`s what they want Israel to do, Inyaki 12:27  |  Johnboy 28/07/08
  29.   David Teich 12:34  |  Stella Westwell 28/07/08
  30.   Then Israel will need to defend its territory and arrest those 12:42  |  awesome 28/07/08
  31.   Let them go for a nice vacation in Gaza 12:47  |  Brian 28/07/08
  32.   Let them go - stay! 12:51  |  Allon 28/07/08
  33.   Shocked - an old proverb? 12:55  |  Allon 28/07/08
  34.   Stella - go in peace - stay as long as you like. 12:56  |  Allon 28/07/08
  35.   Agreed Mier, the term "Nakba survivor" is ridiculous 12:56  |  Hannah 28/07/08
  36.   If the ship sinks in Israeli waters. should Israel rescue them? 13:00  |  Hannah 28/07/08
  37.   Bravo Free Gaza Movement! israel has no business in Gaza waters! 13:06  |  lakshmi 28/07/08
  38.   Ship to GAZA, Free Gaza Movement 13:10  |  Guenter Schenk 28/07/08
  39.   It`s all going horribly pear-shaped for Israel 13:11  |  Clickfool 28/07/08
  40.   Che Vive 13:11  |  rich 28/07/08
  41.   The Good Ship "Lollipop"..! 13:14  |  Stephen. 28/07/08
  42.   will hollywood make a movie of it?? 13:15  |  Rob of melbourne 28/07/08
  43.   CHE Why not pick a handle from some really well known lefties 13:23  |  PETER SM 28/07/08
  44.   They want to visit Gaza...let them go 13:39  |  Yaakov 28/07/08
  45.   Yes Cfool, and here`s the worst news for you. 13:54  |  Allon 28/07/08
  46.   IT`S ALL GOING FINE FOR ISRAEL 14:03  |  Brant 28/07/08
  47.   Advice to the organizers: guard your ship around the clock!!! 14:04  |  Ben Alofs 28/07/08
  48.   #39 Clickfool 14:06  |  Sarah 28/07/08
  49.   They will try to provoke a confrontation when searched for weapon 14:07  |  PETER SM 28/07/08
  50.   Damn good idea, like the "Exodus" 14:11  |  Gray 28/07/08
  51.   Why the hell in a ship? 14:13  |  Utopian suckers 28/07/08
  52.   Intercept the ship and give them gifts 14:21  |  Joe Sittizen 28/07/08
  53.   BEN ALOFS AND THE REFUGEES 14:26  |  Brant 28/07/08
  54.   GRAY Jews died blocked from Palestine by Brits to appease Arabs 14:32  |  PETER SM 28/07/08
  55.   Let them sail in and out - treat the as nobodies .. 14:44  |  redmike 28/07/08
  56.   European parliament 14:45  |  Serge 28/07/08
  57.   USS LIberty is coming back to the MIddle East.... 14:49  |  POP 28/07/08
  58.   Recognize the Free State of Gaza! 14:54  |  Yonatan 28/07/08
  59.   Stella W, you are very confused 14:56  |  jewish Grandma 28/07/08
  60.   Wrong again Stella 15:01  |  mf 28/07/08
  61.   The Journey of peace 15:15  |  Hassan saleem 28/07/08
  62.   #9 Dr. Jack 15:20  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08
  63.   #14 Maureen Ann - Hedy doesn`t have to be there 15:24  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08
  64.   Best of Luck Stella 15:25  |  El Caro 28/07/08
  65.   Peter: A publicity stunt, sure. 15:26  |  Gray 28/07/08
  66.   #14-2 Maureen Ann - Hedy Epstein 15:28  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08
  67.   Hassan Saleem 15:29  |  Allon 28/07/08
  68.   STELLA: What have YOU Become? 15:58  |  Brant 28/07/08
  69.   Be On The Lookout. 16:10  |  Cool B 28/07/08
  70.   It appears 16:13  |  Chris Linthwaite 28/07/08
  71.   Sink `em-- These Jew-haters will think twice next time 16:32  |  Elliott 28/07/08
  72.   No Big deal 16:33  |  Danite 28/07/08
  73.   #14. `Nakba survivor`? 16:34  |  Aron 28/07/08
  74.   Chris Linthwaite`s self-pleasuring 16:59  |  rich 28/07/08
  75.   Ben Alofs (2nd try) 16:59  |  Danite 28/07/08
  76.   Clickfool # 39. 17:02  |  David Nigel Braham 28/07/08
  77.   Click`s joy 17:38  |  utagawa 28/07/08
  78.   Where`s the originality? 17:49  |  utagawa 28/07/08
  79.   learning from history 18:00  |  Sara 28/07/08
  80.   What Problem ? 18:35  |  Equality 28/07/08
  81.   #71 Elliott 18:36  |  Boycott 28/07/08
  82.   #74 Rich 18:41  |  Chris Linthwaite 28/07/08
  83.   Free Gaza trip is not about conflict... 18:42  |  BBSNews 28/07/08
  84.   #71 Elliott of New York 18:44  |  Chris Linthwaite 28/07/08
  85.   reply to message 79 18:46  |  paulo2005 28/07/08
  86.   #78 Utagawa 18:49  |  Chris Linthwaite 28/07/08
  87.   great news.. 18:50  |  ravi 28/07/08
  88.   The Altalena 18:51  |  Lion-of-Judah 28/07/08
  89.   to #61 Salem 18:52  |  Dr Noam 28/07/08
  90.   Obviously Israel did not leave Gaza 19:08  |  Janice 28/07/08
  91.   Israel fears European ship to Gaza 19:09  |  Norman 28/07/08
  92.   Just ignore it 19:24  |  Michael 28/07/08
  93.   Euro ship to sail to Gaza 19:35  |  Maurice 28/07/08
  94.   Warn them to turn around & if they continue, sink them. 19:36  |  Wise Saba 28/07/08
  95.   ISM activists. 19:36  |  Palestinian Brit 28/07/08
  96.   Euro ship to sail to Gaza no 16 19:44  |  Maurice 28/07/08
  97.   Any illegal entry of foreign ships is an INFRINGEMENT.. 19:49  |  The Archives 28/07/08
  98.   # 97 the archives 20:01  |  Axel 28/07/08
  99.   They worry that ship might not arrive ??/ 20:04  |  Sal 28/07/08
  100.   Let them in and prevent leaving - make them Gazans 20:18  |  17 28/07/08
  101.   They dream of a Palestinian Exodus 20:23  |  Brutus 28/07/08
  102.   hedy epstein is no holocaust survivor 20:29  |  jehiel chaleff 28/07/08
  103.   Lies from The Archives # 97 20:31  |  Clickfool 28/07/08
  104.   Warn them before arresting them 20:38  |  A 28/07/08
  105.   Let them land 20:44  |  Greg 28/07/08
  106.   epstein, a crew-member of the kriegsmarine? 20:45  |  joe 28/07/08
  107.   97 Archives,get your archives cleaned up! 20:45  |  lakshmi 28/07/08
  108.   That`s one way of putting it 20:53  |  Colin Wright 28/07/08
  109.   Israel needs to bomb the enemies boat before it launches attacks 21:12  |  Leah 28/07/08
  110.   More Hostages On Their Way 21:18  |  Yosemite 28/07/08
  111.   #107 lakshmi - all your wind aside 21:20  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08
  112.   #95 ISM - Mainly Christians 21:23  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08
  113.   One word will solve the problem "MINES" 21:24  |  * BEN JABO 28/07/08
  114.   If Israel is required to ship Gaza food, its waters are Israeli.. 21:24  |  Dr. L. Brnd 28/07/08
  115.   # 109 leah 21:33  |  Axel 28/07/08
  116.   sink the boat and take them hostages like Iran did 21:33  |  JP 28/07/08
  117.   #61 Hassan regarding making the journey 21:34  |  Johnny 28/07/08
  118.   lakshmi you talk so much about "illegal" ocuppation makes me 21:36  |  JP 28/07/08
  119.   sink the ship of fools 21:36  |  frenz 28/07/08
  120.   Do you realise how insane you sound, Leah? # 109 21:38  |  Clickfool 28/07/08
  121.   ism not real christians, i`ve known them 21:39  |  palestinian 28/07/08
  122.   98# axel re The Archives. 21:40  |  JP 28/07/08
  123.   98# axel re The Archives. 21:41  |  JP 28/07/08
  124.   sink it. it will be fun. 21:42  |  frenz 28/07/08
  125.   The right people for the job 21:43  |  Morris Valentine 28/07/08
  126.   Wait, didn`t Jews "leave" Gaza? 21:51  |  Candida 28/07/08
  127.   let them in - but let`s get more lefties on board! 21:52  |  michelle 28/07/08
  128.   #71, Elliott... 21:53  |  Silvienne 28/07/08
  129.   #94, Wise Saba, how wise are you? 21:56  |  Silvienne 28/07/08
  130.   CLICKFOOL # 120 22:04  |  Brant 28/07/08
  131.   LOOK OUT. SOMEONE`S AWAKENED... 22:06  |  Brant 28/07/08
  132.   #129 Silvienne 22:08  |  Janice 28/07/08
  133.   #121 "palestinian" 22:10  |  Janice 28/07/08
  134.   #109 Leah the hysterical 22:30  |  Boycott 28/07/08
  135.   Linthwaite 22:41  |  utagawa 28/07/08
  136.   Let the in...... 22:44  |  Mexi 28/07/08
  137.   #84 Chris Linthwaite 22:50  |  Elliott 28/07/08
  138.   usual bunch of leftist Israel haters 23:07  |  R`fael Moshe 28/07/08
  139.   Let Israel check the ship... 23:32  |  Evelyn H-G 28/07/08
  140.   Best is to ignore this tub 23:34  |  A mother 28/07/08
  141.   Tall Tales from Stella Westhall! 23:40  |  Scharker Yid 28/07/08
  142.   mother knows best 23:48  |  judith 28/07/08
  143.   One warning shot then blow there asses out of the water, 23:55  |  zev 28/07/08
  144.   JANICE (#132) US military did nothing 00:08  |  Gil 29/07/08
  145.   seaman 00:18  |  joe 29/07/08
  146.   Smuggle into the ship a shipment of Hash 00:22  |  Gil 29/07/08
  147.   111 Ben J. until both states are established,the jewish 00:23  |  lakshmi 29/07/08
  148.   #132, Janice...I stand corrected, I do... 00:25  |  Silvienne 29/07/08
  149.   #137, Elliott...are you an American? 00:28  |  Silvienne 29/07/08
  150.   125 Morris Valentine,correction! The PA is a creature of the Oslo 00:29  |  lakshmi 29/07/08
  151.   #143, zev... 00:30  |  Silvienne 29/07/08
  152.   Let them through: the best response 00:36  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 29/07/08
  153.   This ship must sail. 00:36  |  Deborah 29/07/08
  154.   Breaking the "siege" 01:06  |  Brian 29/07/08
  155.   #125 Candida - America isn`t in Mexico 01:07  |  * BEN JABO 29/07/08
  156.   world wide news coverage would be great 01:09  |  joefiasco 29/07/08
  157.   #Ben Jabo and all other ANTI-peace activists. 01:39  |  Maureen Ann 29/07/08
  158.   `Fear` 02:01  |  jjvanka 29/07/08
  159.   POP Liberty was a Spy Ship.Thanks for the warning 02:15  |  PETER SM 29/07/08
  160.   #18 Antisemites provoking Israel who want Jews murdered 02:17  |  Liliane 29/07/08
  161.   #114 The Good Doctor makes a fool of himself 02:21  |  Johnboy 29/07/08
  162.   No 18. Stella clearly a Bigoted antisemite / Hypocrite 02:21  |  EgyptJewRefugee 29/07/08
  163.   #143 No, it isn`t simple, zev 02:28  |  Johnboy 29/07/08
  164.   Attrocious 02:31  |  Guy From NYC 29/07/08
  165.   Attrocious 02:31  |  Guy From NYC 29/07/08
  166.   Answer to Gabrielle #10 02:38  |  Jerrold Cohen 29/07/08
  167.   Let them land and..... 02:38  |  leo 29/07/08
  168.   Answer to #16 shocked 02:43  |  Jerrold Cohen 29/07/08
  169.   Creating anti-semites 03:18  |  Janice 29/07/08
  170.   Interesting responses today 03:21  |  Lisa 29/07/08
  171.   `Fear` 04:52  |  jjvanka 29/07/08
  172.   About time 05:03  |  Patriot 29/07/08
  173.   GUY FROM NYC: WHAT ARE PALESTINIAN WATERS?? 05:08  |  Brant 29/07/08
  174.   Why Brant, how Northridge like your thinking in this post... 06:22  |  BBSNews 29/07/08
  175.   Well said Janice! 06:33  |  BBSNews 29/07/08
  176.   Answer to EgyptJewRefugee #148 06:42  |  Jerrold Cohen 29/07/08
  177.   Yes Lisa, why the disparity? 06:42  |  BBSNews 29/07/08
  178.   Free gaza 06:45  |  Kat 29/07/08
  179.   #145 Maureen Ann 07:30  |  * BEN JABO 29/07/08
  180.   #152 Guy from NY 07:32  |  * BEN JABO 29/07/08
  181.   kat 07:36  |  ka 29/07/08
  182.   Miserable kids mentioned in #166 08:05  |  Brian 29/07/08
  183.   #103 Humanitarian aid in form of gasoline, water etc. 08:18  |  The Archives 29/07/08
  184.   Cyprus-Gaza Ferry Service 09:25  |  Steve Greaves 29/07/08
  185.   #174 Note how Brant goes wrong in the 1st line, BBSNews? 09:44  |  Johnboy 29/07/08
  186.   Today 1 Ship, Tomorrow an Armada! Viva La Revolution! 11:00  |  archmangle 29/07/08
  187.   Heddy Epstien not a Holocaust Survivor 12:40  |  Dan 29/07/08
  188.   #176 - Jerrod Cohen - These people are evil 12:54  |  Dan 29/07/08
  189.   BBS NEWS AND THE BLEATERS BIBLE 13:42  |  Brant 29/07/08
  190.   #109 I agree 20:10  |  Warmapril 29/07/08
  191.   Peter--what, Liberty a spy ship?? 20:39  |  Miransky 29/07/08
  192.   #180 Ben nobody in the USA 21:20  |  Warmapril 29/07/08
  193.   Breaking the Siege 23:23  |  Maury Bakman 29/07/08
  194.   Mostly I agree that this ship.... 23:28  |  Nemesis 29/07/08
  195.   Lakshmi, a correction to your correction (#150) 23:46  |  Morris Valentine 29/07/08
  196.   #192 Warmapril 05:52  |  * BEN JABO 30/07/08
  197.   What If It Was an Oil Tanker? 07:15  |  Reader 30/07/08
  198.   Egypt`s at peace? (2nd try) 10:49  |  David Teich 30/07/08
  199.   174-5: Ahh, BBS back and BS`ing 11:16  |  David Teich 30/07/08
  200.   good luck stella and friends 02:28  |  mary 31/07/08
  201.   can`t you people SPELL? 02:38  |  mary 31/07/08
  202.   #199 Ahhh, where David Teich Goes Wrong.. 04:46  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
  203.   #201 Mary - Didn`t know you were running an English class 04:51  |  * BEN JABO 31/07/08
  204.   202: If JB says it`s wrong, I must be doing something right 10:49  |  David Teich 31/07/08
  205.   201: Mary`s selective perception 10:51  |  David Teich 31/07/08
  206.   free gaza movement 13:09  |  mena 31/07/08
  207.   #204 David goes terribly wrong in the first line 13:29  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
  208.   Peace boat to Gaza..I just love it! 18:39  |  Edithann 31/07/08
  209.   To JB (#207) 02:08  |  Morris Valentine 01/08/08
  210.   #208 Edithann - You say you love it, board it!! 04:51  |  * BEN JABO 01/08/08
  211.   29: Stella, another apologist for terror speaks (2nd try) 14:24  |  David Teich 01/08/08
  212.   207: As I said, JB would run and pop up w/it again 14:41  |  David Teich 01/08/08
  213.   high time Europeans put their life on the line 10:36  |  aya 02/08/08
  214.   To L Brnd # 5 01:42  |  Seemum 03/08/08
  215.   213-4: Another couple of liars pop up 11:42  |  David Teich 04/08/08
  216.   #212 David Woof! Woof!s up the wrong tree 01:52  |  Johnboy 05/08/08
  217.   #209 Morris Valentine 16:26  |  Johnboy 05/08/08
  218.   216: We`ll see if the censors let me respond to the puppy 13:39  |  David Teich 06/08/08
  219.   #218 Gosh! David`s argument fails on the 1st line! 01:34  |  Johnboy 07/08/08
  220.   JB continues to claim he knows more than the UN 12:59  |  David Teich 08/08/08
  221.   #220 David, the UNGA saw you coming.... Part 1 01:37  |  Johnboy 09/08/08
  222.   #220 David, the UNGA saw you coming.... Part 2 01:41  |  Johnboy 09/08/08
  223.   #220 I do love the way David can be so lose with the truth 07:16  |  Johnboy 09/08/08
  224.   Poor JB, QED is another term confusing him, p1 (2nd try) 12:42  |  David Teich 11/08/08
  225.   Poor JB, QED is another term confusing him, p2 (2nd try) 12:42  |  David Teich 11/08/08
  226.   #224 David`s lack of UNenese let`s him down again 02:32  |  Johnboy 12/08/08
  227.   #225 David Teich pontificates. Again 02:44  |  Johnboy 12/08/08
  228.   #225 Where David`s "logic" slips up. 02:55  |  Johnboy 12/08/08
  229.   No, it`s the lack of JBese... p1 19:49  |  David Teich 12/08/08
  230.   #229 Yawn yawn yawn 01:23  |  Johnboy 13/08/08
  231.   The censors are really busy here 14:09  |  David Teich 16/08/08
  232.   So now the censors are bragging? 12:38  |  David Teich 17/08/08
  233.   230: Yes, trying to think exhausts JB (5th try) 12:39  |  David Teich 17/08/08
  234.   No, it`s the lack of JBese... p2 (7th try) 10:50  |  David Teich 18/08/08
  235.   228: JB, still haven`t taken that course, have you? (6th try) 10:52  |  David Teich 18/08/08
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02:08 IN PICTURES / The Gaza Strip under attack
02:58 ANALYSIS / With Gaza raid, Barak is back in the political ring
03:04 ANALYSIS / Let's hope this time we'll know when to stop
04:48 In Sderot, Hanukkah candles banish darkness - but not fear
02:26 Hundreds of activists in Tel Aviv protest IAF strike in Gaza
06:38 Publisher of disputed Holocaust memoir cancels book
02:09 U.S. demands Hamas end terrorist acts, urges Israel to avoid civilian casualties
22:48 Israeli Arabs react with violence to IDF operations in Gaza
06:31 Long-term Gaza mission could have serious impact on the economy
05:58 Women's success in politics may be a hollow victory
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