Israeli hijacking of Women’s Boat to Gaza – An open letter to Murray McCully

ByLeslie Bravery

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Dear Murray McCully

We ask you to strongly condemn the illegal Israeli hijacking of the Women’s Boat to Gaza, Zaytouna-Oliva, in international waters, 70 kilometres from the Gaza shore. Will you call for the release of the all-female crew that included parliamentarians, writers and human rights activists? These citizens of New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Australia, Canada and the United States are looking to the UN Security Council to speak up and act to defend their rights to travel unhindered by foreign military powers.

The Israeli Navy abducted 13 women, including NZ Green Party MP, Marama Davidson and the Zionist regime has also sent a message of intimidation by carrying out more than 25 bombing raids near Gaza City. SOS video messages have been released by the Freedom Flotilla group and the Freedom Flotilla coalition has released a statement calling on “governments, public officials and people of conscience to support publicly the right of unimpeded passage for peaceful civilian navigation, and the physical integrity of the crew and participants on board. They also call for full freedom of movement for all peoples, including the Palestinians of Gaza.”

The Palestinian quest for justice is embraced by millions worldwide and the peaceful voyage should serve as an inspiration. To ignore this and remain silent is to condone violations of human rights and international law. The granting of impunity to Israel can only add to Middle East instability.

Leslie Bravery,
Palestine Human Rights Campaign Aotearoa/New Zealand www.palestine.org,nz

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33 Comments

  2. Zionism, the scourge of the Jewish people, who suffered so badly under fascism they now support a fascist style government. Do unto others as has been done unto you ??????

  3. Our pro Zionist PM had this to say:
    http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/85020524/green-mp-marama-davidson-detained-by-israeli-authorities-on-boat-in-international-waters–reports

    “PM: ‘LESS-THAN-PERFECT LOOK’ ”
    “Key said he was not surprised by news of Davidson’s detention, given the same thing had happened to others who tried to enter Gaza via flotillas.”

    So a New Zealand MP should not be seen at protest actions, the PM seems to suggest. Maybe he learned this approach from the Mainland Chinese government, with which he has so often met, that is representatives of it, during trade talks and so forth.

    Remember how the government made great efforts before to keep protestors away from visiting “dignitaries” from China and some other places. Oh, how dare they “embarrass” New Zealand by protesting for human rights, how dare they?

  4. Israel are sending out pirates. Just like Somalia. Surely the Law of the Sea applies?

    1. That’s an excellent question. Let’s ask Andrew. I expect he’ll know
      Andrew
      Are you also genitally mutilated?

      1. I suspect he is “generously mutated”, not being of what we perceive as normal humane and common sense thinking.

  6. US and Israel are full of hypocrisy and double standards. Netanyahu and John Kerry are war criminals and liars of the highest order.

    ” Saber rattling rhetoric ” from them and from the Andrews and others with their heads in the sand. War crimes – lets look at the fact that the US ( backed by Israel ) have bombed 3/4’s of the countries on the planet – long list, very long list. How many worldwide ; greedy ; criminal ; politicians have blood on their hands ?

    Good on the women on that Boat to Gaza who have the guts to demonstrate and speak out about the madness in this area. Let em go now and put your sabers down for just a moment. Grow a pair Israel and Murray McCully – yeh – like that’s going to happen.
    We all know why Palestine is being taken and now being destroyed.
    Greedy Israelis and their backers and supporters – – the ” United States of Annihilation ” ! ! ! John key is right in bed with them – our serial lying PM.

    I just found out that the U.S. spends in three weeks on their military what Russia spends in ONE YEAR ! The U.S. and their bed buddies, the Israelis are evil empires and they fund the Islamists. John Kerry is a massive liar and war mongerer and needs to go – as does Netanyahu.
    NO WONDER JOHN KERRY AND HILLARY CLINTON and Netanyahu deeply HATE RT.COM SO MUCH.
    RT has the guts to expose their greedy madness and they don’t like it.

  7. The Zionists are out in force here in The Daily Blog. You can tell when Israeli oppression is threatened by decent folk, the Zionists panic and start to justify Israeli aggression.

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