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07/02/2011 13: 14 Replies (3) Israel was not behind the engine caused to an Irish ship participating in the flotilla to Gaza, officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Saturday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that militants should feel that they are in a "James Bond film".
Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily News reported Friday that the Irish vessel damage may not be the result of sabotage at all. According to the report, the investigations also revealed that the ship was damaged before entering Turkish waters.
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Last week, Saoirse, one of the ten ships set to navigate the mass movement to break the blockade of Gaza sea, was moored in Turkish waters when it suffered engine damage. Fintan Lane, Irish Coordinator of dispatch to the Organization of the Gaza Strip, called the "dangerous sabotage" Act and said the ship he believed divers had worked under water to cut a piece of propeller shaft.
The damage suffered by the Irish lining caused organizers to pull the ship out of the fleet.
The controversy surrounding the Saoirse is only later in a number of developments that have caused the new difficulty fleet at sea.
Friday, the Greek Ministry for the Protection of the citizen issued a statement indicating that the Minister, c. Papoutsis, decided to prohibit the departure of ships flying the flag Greek or foreign "of the maritime area" of the Gaza Strip.
"By orders of the neighbourhood chief Coast Guard Greek in all local authorities in the coast guard Greek, all appropriate measures are taken for the implementation of this decision," said the statement.
The Greek Ministry said that the "more large maritime area of the Eastern Mediterranean will be continuously monitored by electronic means for monitoring, where appropriate, the movements of ships that have been participating" in the flotilla to Gaza.
While Cyprus had already banned ships headed to Gaza to leave their ports, the Greeks had not taken this measure until Friday.
The Greek Coast Guard intercepted a boat carrying us activists, shortly after they left Greece Friday to join a pro-Palestinian flotilla to Gaza, one of the activists said.
Late Friday night, the U.S. ship scheduled to participate in the flotilla to Gaza, the audacity of hope, rebroussé path to a port Greek after it was intercepted by Greek commandos Friday, organisers said through their stream Twitter. The boat was escorted to the coast guard in a closed Coast Guard base in Greece.
The boat had just left Perama port, near Piraeus, open seas, a Reuters witness said.
Minutes before first be intercepted, organisers said that the passengers of the ship are preparing to "non-violent resist any attempt to stop the boat," said moments later that the boat "is about sailing, the value" followed by a message saying that the ship had left. Through stream twitter of the boat, organisers said that a Greek Coast Guard vessel approached the audacity of hope that she was taking away from the station but then accelerated away.
A flotilla of boats planning challenge the blockade of Gaza by Israel should sail next week, after repeated delays who accuse the activists Israeli sabotage. Israel denied the charges.
"We are right here, two miles off the coast of Piraeus." "We were stopped by the coast guard, the ship maneuvered ahead and they now speak to the captain, they want us to turn back," Ann Wright, one of the activists, told Reuters.
"We are not violent, we pose no threat," she added, saying that the Group was informed of the ban on headscarves, just as it was made.
It was not immediately clear how the ship's departure would affect the General plans of the fleet. Subscribe to our Newsletter to receive new updates directly to your email address
Author: TommyCountry: Ire07/02/2011 13: 55.That an innocent person sicken Act civil unarmed trying to protest against the actions of the Israeli blockcade against 0ne & half million people. These people nobel could be killed to the expression of feelings. I call all the Jews in Ireland to denounce the measures taken by the Israeli Government. Jewish people in Ireland is allowed to protest without fear or danger. I simply do not think denial of Israel. they have lied about our passport should we therefore why trust them now. Jewish people of the Ireland if you really believe in democracy protest at your Embassy.
Author: NiallCountry: Ireland07/02/2011 13: 51
Now that we have a denial, I think. I will admit that I suspected that Israel was behind him, when I heard this first. Sorry.
1 Sue them for defamation, show some dos boneAuthor: Israel SupporterCountry: U.S./Canada07/02/2011 13: 25
Sue for defamation, lead by all possible means, they fool you...Alarm clock...
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