Ah the truth behind the current situation in Gaza.
IDF briefing on the subject of the flotilla. The headline messages of this briefing are:-
– the organisations running this operation are nearly all directly or indirectly connected to Hamas, however there is not the coordination of the groups as was the case with IHH from Turkey last year.
– there has been a public meeting by the members of the American ship “Audacity of Hope” in which members have stated openly that they intend to kill Israeli soldiers.
– there is clear intelligence information that it is intended to use sulphuric acid on Israeli soldiers. This is not only dangerous for the soldiers but also the protesters as the material is highly inflammable.
– a new form of transmitting information real time has been developed so that film of any action can be made available within 25 minutes from the Israeli vessels !!
– foreign journalists with Israeli journalists will be embedded on an Israeli vessel and be allowed to use the same transmission equipment to get their message out
b) Meanwhile many organisations are putting up web sites with resource and reference material on the background to this story. The best one I have found is at http://cicweb.ca/flotilla/ where questions are answered on subjects such as :-
- The Basic Facts: What’s the Situation in Gaza?
- Where Does Canada Stand on the Gaza Flotilla?
- Who’s Behind the Gaza Flotilla?
- What Canadians Are Saying About the Gaza Flotilla
- Foreign Aid to Gaza: Misplaced Priorities? (Infographic)
- Is Gaza the Most Densely Populated Place on Earth? (Infographic)
- What Does Hamas Stand For?
- What Does Hamas Do?
- Israeli Aid and the Humanitarian Situation in Gaza
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