Official Response to Gaza Flotilla Incident
Posted by Eric Lawrence on May 31, 2010 @ 10:42 am
Hope you are all having fantastic summers! By now most of you have probably heard about the violent incident that occurred early this morning concerning a Gaza aid flotilla. While we are still awaiting more details, LionPAC wanted to alert you to the available information. The following is our official press statement.
Violence Under the Mask of Humanitarian Aid
Early Monday morning, the Israeli Navy was forced to intercept a six-ship flotilla led by the Free Gaza Movement and Turkish-based Insani Yardim Vakfl off the coast of Cyprus en route to Gaza. The flotilla intended to break Israel’s maritime blockade off the Gaza coast, which prevents smugglers from providing weapons to the terrorist group Hamas. Continue reading…