Freedom flotilla

A Shameless Secretary General versus Freedom Flotilla 2

June 2011
Richard Falk

A year after Israel's violent attack on the first aid flotilla, it has failed to keep its promise to end the blockade of Gaza, where the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen. The second flotilla planned this year will again try to ease conditions, amid the failure of political actors to bring any real change to the situation.

Interview with Richard Falk: Legal dimensions of Israel aid attack

June 2010
Richard Falk

UN Expert on Palestine and TNI Fellow Richard Falk talks about the legal aspects of Israel's violent attack on the Humanitarian Aid Flotilla in international waters and the blockade of Gaza.

Turning Points: Israel Caves Under Flotilla Pressure

June 2010
Phyllis Bennis

As international pressure builds in opposition to Israel's occupation and blockade of Gaza, it seems the Flotilla Crisis may turn out to be one of those moments in history when action by civil society proves it can tip the balance in international affairs in the struggle for justice.

Stooping low

June 2010
Praful Bidwai

Israel's attack on the Freedom Flotilla was in line with its past conduct in making the occupation of Palestine increasingly painful and inhuman.

Israel again gives Jews a bad name

June 2010
Saul Landau

Israel's attack against a humanitarian flotilla to Gaza was intended to show the world who is the boss.

Military victory, political loss

June 2010
Praful Bidwai

The Flotilla Massacre is not the first such event in history - in 1947 a similar aggression by the British state spurred the creation of Israel. Despite the injustice and outrage over the attack and the continuing blockade of Gaza, the signs that the tide of public opinion is turning suggest there is reason for hope.

UN expert Richard Falk talks about Israel's Flotilla Massacre

June 2010
Richard Falk

UN expert and TNI contributor Richard Falk talks live on GritTV about the illegal raid in which nine humanitarian aid workers were murdered by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) in international waters after boarding their ship in the dead of night.

After the massacre: The Global Impact of the Gaza Flotilla Crisis

June 2010
Phyllis Bennis

When the histories are written, it is certain that Israel's Flotilla Massacre will be remembered as a key battle in what Richard Falk, the UN's Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Territory, calls Israel's "war of legitimacy."

Savagery at Sea: The Flotilla Massacre

June 2010
Phyllis Bennis

The massacre of international human rights activists at sea by Israel is likely to have significant results at the level of international diplomacy and shifts in power.

Gaza aid convoy killings: Those responsible must be held criminally accountable

May 2010
Richard Falk

Unless prompt and decisive action is taken to challenge the Israeli siege on Gaza, all of us will be complicit in criminal policies.