It's wet in December

A British organization wants to organize another flotilla of fools to challenge Israel's lawful blockade of Gaza at the end of December. The British organization Long Live Palestine has called on all freedom-loving people in the world to take part in a large-scale freedom flotilla at the end of the year, in order to break the Gaza siege. According to the plan, the flotilla will set sale in late

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we set out to deceive

Gabriel Matthew Schivone really wanted to be a Jewish anti-Semite. So he tried to learn from the best of the best. He tried to pass himself off as a Chicano Jewish-American. He interviewed Noam Chomsky, one of the most prominent Jewish anti-Semites of our time. And then he tried to pass himself off as a Jew on the flotilla of fools, thinking that his Jewishness would make Israel look worse.But

Flotilla hypocrisy

David Harris wonders why the flotilla of fools is only interested in going to Gaza. Now don't bet the family farm that the flotilla folk will show up anytime soon in Egypt, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, or anywhere else outside Gaza. The reason? Simple and obvious. If it doesn't have an Israeli connection, they're just not interested.Why? Good question. Their single-minded obsession with Israel and

Haaretz's Lois Lane reports from the Dignite al-Karama

Haaretz's own Lois Lane Amira Hass reports from the deck of the French yacht Dignite al-Karama. When the Karame was some 50 miles away from Gaza, the Israel Navy began trailing the yacht and contacted the passengers on board, demanding they state their final destination and disclose if they are carrying any weapons.A member of the Greek delegation to Gaza answered the questions and promised that

LIVEBLOG: French yacht contacted surrounded off Gaza coast

The French yacht Dignite al-Karama spent the night in Port Said, Egypt, and departed for Gaza at 6:00 am. It was due in the area at Noon. Israel Radio reported at 11:30 that the Navy had contacted the yacht several kilometers off Gaza and warned that it was about to enter a blockaded zone. The yacht claimed to have lost contact with the Navy....Swedish Israeli Dror Feiler is on the yacht, but

The flotilla is coming, the flotilla is coming!

On Sunday, I reported that the French yacht Dignite al-Karama had left Greece, ostensibly for Alexandria, Egypt. I'm sure you'll all be just shocked to hear that the yacht is actually heading for Gaza. The 17-passenger Dignite-Al Karama left Greek waters on Sunday and was on course to reach the Palestinian enclave by Tuesday, according to a statement by French campaigners working with the

French flotilla yacht leaves Greece... for Egypt

The French yacht Dignite al-Karama, which was supposed to be part of the flotilla of fools, has left Greece for Alexandria, Egypt. One of the boats that was scheduled to take part in the Gaza-bound flotilla last week has set sail to Egypt from Greece, the Greek coastguard announced on Saturday. According to the coastguard, the Dignite/Al Karama left the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo for the

Larudee's threat

International Solidarity Movement founder Paul Larudee, who has been barred from entering Israel, issues a veiled threat against the Jewish state. Finally, this year left the projects with boats still in their possession and a strong motivation to use them. It is not likely that Greece will be able to legally prevent their use indefinitely, so these assets are still at the disposal of the

Flotilla of fools to sail from Turkey at the end of Ramadan?

'Israeli Arab' weekly Kul al-Arab is reporting that the Greek government has agreed to release the yachts from the flotilla of fools to Turkey, and that Turkey will allow the flotilla of fools to sail from its harbors at the end of Ramadamadan (approximately August 31). A member of the Turkish delegation to the second Freedom Flotilla told the Arab-Israeli weekly Kul Al-Arab that the Greek and