Una segunda flotilla, a semejanza de la primera, partirá en junio desde puertos europeos rumbo a Gaza para romper el 'bloqueo' que dicen que padecen los palestinos de esa tierra.
Defending Israel from next delegitimization assault: Background on “Freedom Flotilla 2″ (CIFWatch, April 10, 2011) - Analiza las personas y organizaciones que están detrás de la Organización de esta Segunda Flotilla, y repasa las que intervinieron en la Primera.
Red Cross official: There is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza (Rotem Caro Weizman, April 20, 2011) - Mathilde Redmatn, deputy director of the Red Cross is Gaza, says her organization's repeated requests to monitor Gilad Shalit's condition have been refused by Hamas.
Un alto responsable del Comité Central de Fatah, Nabil Shaath, ha dicho que Fatah se unirá a la Segunda Flotilla en mayo; las conexiones de Jamás con la flotilla son más conocidas.
A Inge Höger, una diputada de la izquierda alemana que fue en el Mavi Marmara en la Primera Flotilla y es claramente antisemita y anti-israelí, le entra la vena y acusa a Israel de asesinar a dos activistas propalestinos... reconocidamente asesinados por palestinos salafistas, algunos detenidos por el propio Jamás. La vena antisemita es denunciada por otros: Nueva Flotilla, viejo antisemitismo (Eduard Yitzhak, 16 de Mayo de 2011)
El lado oscuro de las Flotillas de la Libertad (Elie Smilovitz, 30 mayo 2011)
Conforme a la ley internacional, es legítimo y legal el bloqueo marítimo que Israel impone a la Franja de Gaza por hallarse en estado de conflicto armado con una organización terrorista, Jamás, entidad que rige la Franja y es considerada una organización terrorista tanto por la UE y el RU como por EEUU e Israel.
El barco que se haga a la mar con la intención de romper un bloqueo marítimo es considerado, con independencia de la carga que porte, un violador de la internacional del mar, según el Manual de la Comandancia de EEUU sobre la Ley de las Operaciones Navales.
La Convención de NNUU sobre la Ley del Mar permite a Israel ejecutar el bloqueo en 12 millas náutica de la costa de Israel.
The IDF’s Lawfully Enforced Naval Blockade on the Gaza Strip (June 26, 2011)
Interception of the Gaza flotilla-Legal aspects (Abogacía General del Ejército de Israel)
Q&A: Is Israel's naval blockade of Gaza legal? (Jonathan Saul, June 2, 2010)
Analysis: The Blockade on Gaza (Irit Kohn, June 24, 2010)
San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea (June, 12 1994)
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (December 10, 1982)
CS Res 1860 (8 enero 2009):
" 6. Exhorta a los Estados Miembros a que intensifiquen los esfuerzos encaminados a establecer disposiciones y garantías en Gaza con el fin de mantener una cesación del fuego y una calma duraderas, incluso para prevenir el tráfico ilícito de armas y municiones y garantizar la reapertura permanente de los cruces fronterizos sobre la base del Acuerdo de 2005 sobre circulación y acceso entre la Autoridad Palestina e Israel; y a este respecto, acoge con beneplácito la iniciativa egipcia y otros esfuerzos regionales e internacionales en curso"
Ver también los Informes de la Comisión Turkel (israelí) y de la Comisión Palmer (NNUU) que investigaron el asalto israelí a la Flotilla de 2010.
La Comisión Palmer de NNUU declara legal el bloqueo (2011)
Economía gazeña y el bloqueo
Gaza’s misery? Revisiting two Guardian reports which cited Gaza unemployment at 45% (CIF Watch, June 27, 2011)
Flotilla passengers are no more than post-modern tourists (Evgeni Klauber, July 7, 2011) - Los pasajeros de la flotilla son turistas tipo post-moderno pero, a fin de cuentas, no dejan de ser sino meros turistas. Pueden jugar a ser héroes, pero en realidad no pretenden participar en actividades genuina y significativamente humanitarias... pues esto arruinaría su sentido de lúdico.
The flotilla and the Third Intifada (Melanie Phillips, June 29, 2011) - Además de analizar la batalla legal para derrotar a la flotilla antes de partir que llevan a cabo los israelíes de Shurat HaDin, la autora de este importante artículo expone a uno de los principales promotores de la flotilla, el International Solidarity Movement, y cita a su director Adam Shapiro (aporta el video de su alocución):
Free Gaza is but one tactic of a larger strategy, to transform this conflict from one between Israel and the Palestinians, or Israel and the Arab world...to one between the rest of the world and Israel...
Free Gaza is a tactic...all of it is part of a strategy now to transform the conflict and internationalise it and really undermine Israel where it gets its most support...
Our ground is the whole world. And that’s where our resistance has to be. The whole world... We already have a third intifada. It’s going on right now. It’s going on all over the world.
Más sobre la Tercera Guerra Terrorista Palestina
The Gaza Flotillas to Come: Some Ground Rules before Setting Out (Alan Baker, June 5)
Gaza activists warn Israel not to block new convoy (Reuters, May 30)
Navy on June flotilla: 'Marmara' lessons learned (Jpost, May 31) - Naval forces bracing for upcoming flotilla to Gaza expected to include 13 or 14 ships, Israel Radio repots; Canadian organization says it will send ship to Gaza despite warnings by Canada's foreign ministry.
Hamas simulates raid on flotilla (Elior Levy, May 29, 2011) - As part of preparations towards arrival of Turkish flotilla next month, Hamas forces hold maneuver in Gaza port
Why Freedom Flotilla 2 Didn’t Float (Hadar Sela, July 3, 2011) - Organizers have now expressed pessimism not only regarding the ability of the current flotilla to get underway, but as to the future of the movement as a whole.
Parece que el cerebro tras la Segunda Flotilla, y tras la Primera, es Amin Abou Ibrahim, también conocido como Amin Abou Rashed, entre otras cosas fundador de ECESG, organización central de la flotilla. A partir de noticias dadas por el periódico holandés De Telegraaf, el artículo Court Documents Cement Flotilla Organizer’s Connections to Terror (July 3, 2011) dice:
Abou Rashed was an active participant in last year’s flotilla as well. His name also came up during the prosecution of the Holy Land Foundation by the US government in 2007. The Holy Land Foundation is designated by the US Treasury as a Specially Designated National and banned by the EU for its direct financial and material support to Hamas. During the Holy Land Foundation trial, a letter was shown written by Abou Rashed to Akram Mishaal, a director of the Holy Land Foundation and a cousin of Hamas leader Khalid Mashaal.
In the letter found at Holy Land Foundation headquarters and used as a court case exhibit by the US government, Abou Rashed lists the names, addresses, and bank numbers of “charitable organizations working for Palestine in Europe.” Abou Rashed was writing as a representative of the Al-Aqsa Foundation, an organization designated by the US Department of Treasury as a charity financing terror and “a critical part of Hamas’ terrorist support infrastructure.”
Turkey, The Global Muslim Brotherhood, and The Gaza Flotilla (Steven G. Merley, January 2011)
The IHH, which organized the first Gaza flotilla, is heavily involved in the second sail, alongside the "Free Gaza" Movement" and the "European Campaign." These three are joined by several smaller groups, which are trying to stage a united international front.
Who Is Behind the Second Gaza Flotilla? (Ehud Rosen, June 29, 2011):
The latest campaign is coordinated by Muhammad Sawalha, a senior UK-based Muslim Brotherhood figure who, according to Israeli sources, helped establish Hamas’ operational infrastructure in the West Bank in the late 1980s. He found asylum in Britain in 1990 and is one of the central leaders of Islamist, anti-Israel, and pro-Hamas activities in Britain. Many of the participating organizations can be directly linked with the Union of Good (UoG), a coalition of European charities affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, which in 2008 was designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. Treasury for transferring funds to Hamas. Other main organizers include the anti-Israel International Solidarity Movement (ISM), as well as far-left socialists from Europe and the United States. Many of the flotilla's main organizers have stated that its prime aim is to create provocations and harm Israel's image.
The second flotilla is coordinated by Muhammad Sawalha. Many of the participating organizations can be directly linked with the Union of Good (UoG). The UoG was initiated by Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood on a global scale, shortly after the outbreak of the Second Intifada in 2000.
For the Brotherhood, two chief centers of organization can be clearly seen. On the European and global scene, the centrality of its UK-based activists is once again demonstrated, while in the Middle East, its Jordanian branch is noticeable.
Other main organizers include the anti-Israel International Solidarity Movement (ISM), as well as far-left socialists from Europe and the United States. Many of the flotilla's main organizers have stated that its prime aim is to create provocations and harm Israel's image.
Following Israel's Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, which ended in January 2009, a series of international conferences was held in Turkey to restructure the struggle against Israel. A conference in February 2009 featured 200 radical Islamist scholars who came to meet with senior Hamas officials to plot a new, "third jihadi front" (in addition to Pakistan and Iraq) centered on Gaza. The conference gave birth to the infamous, pro-Hamas Istanbul Declaration, which also provided justification for attacking foreign navies which might try to prevent arms smuggling to Gaza.
In general, the same organizers stand behind the second flotilla, with several changes. The most important may be the IHH decision not to send the Mavi Marmara, the ship which brought the first flotilla its publicity following violent clashes between IHH activists and the IDF in which nine Turks were killed. Rather than take a leading role, it appears that the IHH will settle this time for sending activists to sail on other ships.
Thus, the flotilla is far from being a peaceful, humanitarian effort to support the Palestinians in Gaza. It should instead be seen as a major, pro-Hamas effort to delegitimize Israel by a "red-green alliance" of leftists and Islamists.
The Second "Freedom Flotilla" is a joint and coordinated effort of several groups working to delegitimize Israel on a global scale. The claim of the organizers that they are seeking to relieve the siege of Gaza and to provide urgently needed humanitarian aid rings completely hollow, given the vast economic improvements the territory has been witnessing. Indeed, the New York Times reported on June 25, 2011, that "two luxury hotels are opening in Gaza this month." The report from Gaza continues with a description of a "second shopping mall" about to open and "hundreds of homes" under construction.1 The motivation behind the flotilla is thus clearly political. All the groups involved have separately sent ships and land convoys aimed to "break the siege" of Gaza in order to hurt Israel's image.
Flotilla Participant Alice Walker: The United States and Israel are the Greatest Terrorist Organizations (June 24, 2011)
Alice Walker and the audacity of useful idiocy (June 25, 2011)
US Flotilla Ship Tries to Make Run for Gaza and is Caught (Challah Hu Akbar, July 1, 2011) - Parece que los griegos han prohibido que los barcos salgan de sus puertos, haciendo volver al useño que había ignorado sus órdenes. El enlace contiene diversos enlaces y puestas al día de los acontecimientos.
Gaza Flotilla to set Sail Tuesday, that is, June 28, & Some Videos
6 Gaza flotilla ships detained in Greece (June 27, 2011) - Ynet has learned that six ships that were meant to take part in the Gaza-bound flotilla are being detained by the port authority and the coast guard in Greece. Senior officials in Jerusalem have confirmed the report. While the organizers of the maritime convoy claim that more than 1,500 activists are set to take part in the initiative, it now appears that not more than seven ships, carrying 200-500 passengers, will participate in the flotilla. (Ronen Medzini and Aviel Magnezi)
Canadian Boat to Gaza - a video tribute (June, 12, 2011)
Obama-Inspired Ship “Audacity Of Hope” Set To Join Leftist-Islamist Gaza Flotilla II… (Gavriel Queenann, June 3, 2011) - Más sobre el tema aquí
US man seeks to seize flotilla ships using anti-piracy law (Ron friedman, June 18, 2011) - Lawsuit filed in NY court seeks to confiscate 14 ships slated to participate in upcoming flotilla on grounds they were outfitted with unlawful funds.
State Department Warns Flotilla Groups (IPT News, Jun 24, 2011)
La campaña de la Segunda Flotilla en Francia, llamada "French Ship for Gaza," ha aglutinado 80 organizaciones, que han obtenido donaciones y subvenciones por €600,000. El encargado de gestionar los fondos es el Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples, ONG que se dice is an anti-racista fundada en 1949. Desde 1989, está liderada por Mouloud Aounit, el primero que no pertenece al Partido Comunista de Francia.
2 French ships to join Gaza flotilla (Ynet, June 18, 2011) - One Gaza-bound ship to leave from Greece, carry French politicians, celebrities
French 'Free Gaza' Campaign Enlists Prominent Politicians, Journalists and Intellectuals (N. Maruani, June 17, 2011)
French flotilla ship won't sail (Ronen Medzini, June 15, 2011) - Members of Jewish community in France band together, send 500 letters of protest against Gaza flotilla, effectively preventing ship bought by organizers for €530,000 from docking in Marseille. 'Many battles left until September,' says one
How the Dutch Gaza Flotilla Backfired Politically (Yochanan Visser, July 4, 2011) - A fascinating tale of contemporary political warfare.
Ruth Dudley Edwards: Gaza-bound vessel really a ship of fools (June 26, 2011) - Let us be clear. Whether they know it or not, that gaggle of posturing, ignorant Irish clowns who are setting sail towards Gaza on the MV Saoirse are driven by anti-Semitism.
Wael Al-Saqa, presidente del Comité Lifeline de Jordania, que participa en la Segunda Flotilla, ha dicho que la partida de esta a Gaza se ha retrasado al 5 de julio, debido a la necesidad de completar el papeleo de los barcos requerido.
Who we are and what we seek (Ann Ighe, JUne 12, 2011) - What participants in the upcoming flotilla to Gaza want Israelis to know- - la autora es la portavoz del barco sueco promovido por Stay Human.
Relief group signals U-turn on Gaza plan (Fulya Özerkan, June 14, 2011) - The aid ship Mavi Marmara has to wait a bit longer as a Turkish nongovernmental organization is considering canceling its relief mission to the Gaza Strip.
IHH bails out of Gaza flotilla (Aviel Magnezi, June 17, 2011) - Turkish group cites 'technical reasons' for decision not to partake in next Strip-bound sail. Other vessels to sail as scheduled. IHH Chairman Bolant Yilderim called a press conference and told reporters that "due to technical problems, the Mavi Marmara will not sail this time and we are deeply sorry for that."
Según Israel may let new Gaza flotilla reach its destination (Mark Weiss) ... entre otras:
"A document drawn up by the foreign ministry in Jerusalem and presented to prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu suggested as one option allowing the vessels to reach Gaza without interference. Such a scenario, it was argued, would not undermine the legality of Israel’s naval blockade imposed on the Hamas-controlled strip. As proof, foreign ministry officials noted that when Ehud Olmert was prime minister several vessels were permitted to reach Gaza.
Another alternative presented to Mr Netanyahu is to have Cypriot forces carry out security checks on the flotilla. If the vessels were not carrying weapons, they would be allowed to proceed."
Pero en ese mismo artículo se da cuenta de los movimientos diplomáticos y las preparaciones militares que se siguen para detener la flotilla:
"In tandem with the diplomatic moves, the army continued preparations to intercept a new flotilla.
Operation Green Pastures is aimed at stopping the vessels as far as possible from Gaza. Military sources said the army was working on “new methods” to deal with the activists, but warned that despite the planning there was a “high probability” of casualties this time around as well."
También aquí se dan algunos detalles más: How will Israel deal with the next flotilla (Yaakov Katz, June 3, 2011)
El 27 de abril, el Primer Ministro Netanyahu anima al gobierno y a los representantes israelíes a seguir intentando la frustración de la flotilla en origen y afirma que, en todo caso, la bloqueará.
UN chief discourages a new Gaza aid flotilla (Ma'an, May 28) - Coincidiendo con la apertura del paso de Rafah por Egipto, la agencia de noticias palestina publica esta noticia; Ban Ki Moon llamó a:
"all governments concerned to use their influence to discourage such flotilla, which carry the potential to escalate into violent conflict."
"all governments, including the government of Israel, to act responsibly and with caution to avoid any violent incident."
Por supuesto, esto no ha gustado nada a Jamás (May 28) (original en árabe en el sitio de Jamás):
"The position of the Secretary General of the United Nations set a dangerous precedent, and encourages the Zionist occupation to continue its violations and crimes against humanity and against the Palestinian people."
"It was expected from Mr. Ban Ki-moon to prevent deterioration of the situation in the Middle East, demanding that the Zionist occupation end the unjust siege imposed on our people, and support for all measures for the arrival of humanitarian aid rather than Zionist pressure."
UN must help block terrorist plan to run Israel's Gaza blockade disguised as humanitarians (April 25, 2011)
US: All flotillas provocative (Yitzhak Benhorin, June 2, 2011) - US State Department reinforces objection to Gaza-bound flotilla stressing 'there are efficient mechanisms for getting humanitarian assistance.' Spokesman: We’ve raised our concerns with Turkey
Progressive Democrats Of America Resolution In Support Of The Coming Hamas Flotilla (June 3, 2011) - La resolución es de septiembre del año pasado.
The Quartet Comments on Flotilla, Israeli Security Concerns (VJ, July 3, 2011)
The Quartet - comprised of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia - has torn the sails of the flotilla movement and noted Saturday that Israel's maritime blockade reflects its "legitimate security concerns that must continue to be safeguarded.
It supported Israel's position that anyone wanting to send aid to Gaza can use "established channels so that their cargo can be inspected and transferred via established land crossings."
El Ministro de AAEE de Turquía advierte a Israel de que no cometa la misma equivocación que en el caso de la anterior Flotilla.
Donor states to PA condemn provocative flotillas to Gaza (April 17, 2011)