Even though I've technically graduated and our KIP Israel trip is officially over, we have been finishing final touches on the administrative aspects of our trip. After returning from a lovely study abroad experience in Johannesburg, Jamie reminds the leadership team that Israel is under fire again. One only wonders how this tiny nation will defend itself from growing public support of the Palestinian predicament ... It seems as though Israel's politics are going to be under attack in the foreseeable future.
On Sunday, May 30th: "The Israeli Navy made its first contact with a flotilla carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists and thousands of tons of supplies for Gaza shortly before midnight on Sunday, surprising the boats in international waters, according to activists on one vessel.
Israel has vowed not to let the flotilla reach the shores of Gaza, where the Islamic militant group Hamas holds sway, putting the activists and the Israelis on a public relations collision course.
Named the Freedom Flotilla, and led by the pro-Palestinian Free Gaza Movement and a Turkish organization, Insani Yardim Vakfi, the convoy of six cargo and passenger boats is the most ambitious attempt yet to break Israel’s three-year blockade of Gaza." NY Times
This convoy was headed to provide "aid" to cut-off Palestine yet disobeyed fervent efforts from Israel to stop or redirect its mission.
Here are a few articles to get you up to speed:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/world/middleeast/31flotilla.html?fta=y
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/world/middleeast/02flotilla.html?pagewanted=1&ref=global-home
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704875604575280230648120058.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article443539.ece
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