Israel Matzav

'Peace ship' comes home

The Mavi Marmara, the ship on which Turkish terrorists attacked IDF commandos in May, returned home to Istanbul on Sunday (Hat Tip: Joshua I).

A welcoming ceremony was held by the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İHH) for Mavi Marmara ship at the port.

Many people across Turkey, peace activists from 50 countries and representatives from non-governmental organizations attended the ceremony.

Let's go to the videotape.



Unsurprisingly, there was an ugly side to Sunday's goings on. In case you missed it in the video....

The crowds waved Palestinian and Turkish flags and chanted "Allah is great!" at Istanbul's Sarayburu port. Some activists boarded boats to greet the ship as it arrived.

Religious Islamic chants were heard, some of them identifying with Hamas. One of the event organizers spoke out and said: "We're returning the Marmara without nine shahids (martyrs)".

He added: "I ask God to return Jerusalem to us and fight for the shahids." He also asked that God "take revenge on the killers" and called for "death to Israel," saying they will fight till their last breath until they take over Jerusalem.

The artist and former Israeli Dror Feiler, who participated in the Gaza-bound flotilla, also spoke. "I come from Sweden but I was born in Israel," he began. "What the Israeli government is doing isn't only against Palestinians, but against the Jews as well. We stand here together, Christians, Muslims, Jews and those who don't believe – because we're all supporting human rights and enforcing the international law. We believe every person has rights, regardless of origin or faith."

Feiler expressed his support of the flotilla to Gaza and called to put the Israeli leadership on trial. He said that "when the politicians talk about human rights and the importance of international law but do nothing, it's our mission to make them do so for peace and freedom in Gaza, just like the nine shahids that died."

Meanwhile, another flotilla is on its way to the Gaza Strip, which is currently under a partial Israeli blockade. The Gaza-bound humanitarian aid convoy ‘Asia 1′ reached Lebanon on Saturday.

What could go wrong?

Labels: death to the Jews, Mavi Marmara, terrorist martyrs

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:27 AM