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November 11, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1225910077610&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israel Won't Give Gaza-Bound Boats PR

[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Lappin - Pro-Palestinian activists who have been sailing to Gaza in a bid to break Israel's siege of the Strip are seeking a confrontation with the authorities, which is why they have not been stopped so far, an Israeli official involved in handling the issue said Sunday. "We judge every incident individually. The past three times, the boats have been allowed entry because it was decided that an operation to stop them was not worth conducting," the official said. The Israeli official described the sailing activists as "ridiculous people who play into Hamas' hands. They want to be stopped and they are looking for a confrontation, so we decided not to give them one....This has no significance, other than being a gimmick. The people on board are professional anarchists and pro-Hamas activists."

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