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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (21) Video Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared BP cuts ruptured oil pipe with shears | Video 11:17am EDT RPT-SCENARIOS-The future for BP after the oil spill 2:56am EDT Powerful Cyclone Phet barrels toward Oman 02 Jun 2010 WRAPUP 5-BP cuts ruptured oil pipe with shears 10:41am EDT Caffeine addicts get no real perk from morning cup 02 Jun 2010 Israel proposes inquiry with foreign observers | Video 9:30am EDT China delays Gates trip in apparent snub for Taiwan 02 Jun 2010 Hole opens in Guatemala neighborhood, 3 missing 23 Feb 2007 Why labor unrest is good for China and the world 02 Jun 2010 UK fines JPMorgan record $49 million 7:53am EDT Caffeine addicts get no real perk from morning cup 02 Jun 2010 Powerful Cyclone Phet barrels toward Oman 02 Jun 2010 Obama extends benefits for gay federal employees 02 Jun 2010 BP cuts ruptured oil pipe with shears | Video 11:17am EDT Why labor unrest is good for China and the world 02 Jun 2010 Portuguese-style menu may be good for the heart 02 Jun 2010 Hole opens in Guatemala neighborhood, 3 missing 23 Feb 2007 RPT-SCENARIOS-The future for BP after the oil spill 2:56am EDT AT&T to end unlimited use mobile data plan 02 Jun 2010 Facebook CEO says no date in mind for IPO 02 Jun 2010 Aid ship sailing towards Gaza, prefers U.N. escort Thu Jun 3, 2010 11:05am EDT Related News Q&A: What happened in the Gaza flotilla seizure, what's ahead? 8:45am EDT Israel calls Gaza blockade critics "hypocrites" Wed, Jun 2 2010 Aid ship says determined to continue journey to Gaza Wed, Jun 2 2010 Aid ship says determined to continue journey to Gaza Wed, Jun 2 2010 Israel deports flotilla activists after world outcry Tue, Jun 1 2010 Related Video Turkish activists return home 4:38am EDT Israeli forces approach a naval vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, May 31, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Uriel Sinai/Pool DUBLIN (Reuters) - An aid ship expects to arrive in Gaza by Saturday morning if given clear passage by Israel, just days after another aid vessel was boarded by Israeli commandos who killed nine people, crew member Derek Graham told Reuters. World The MV Rachel Corrie, a converted merchant ship bought by pro-Palestinian activists and named after an American woman killed in the Gaza Strip in 2003, set off Monday from Malta. He said all on board were determined to continue with the journey following Monday's deadly raid by Israeli commandos on a Turkish-backed aid convoy. "We expect to be in Gaza late Friday night, early Saturday morning ... We're on our way to Gaza," Graham, who is Irish and an owner of the ship, told Reuters by telephone. "Everybody was very upset at what happened. Everybody has been more determined than ever to continue on to Gaza." It is carrying 15 activists including a northern Irish Nobel Peace laureate and is 280 miles away from Gaza, north of Egypt, Graham said Thursday. Israel has offered to escort the vessel and deliver the civilian aid for it and said Egypt was prepared to do the same. But Graham said he was concerned not all cargo would be delivered. The ship has medical equipment, school supplies and cement, a material Israel has banned from entering Gaza. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Israel would not allow its Gaza blockade to be breached. "No ship will reach Gaza. The Rachel Corrie will not reach Gaza," he told Israel Radio. U.N. ESCORT Graham said, however, he would be open to an escort from the United Nations. "We're willing to let the U.N. come and inspect the cargo. We will accept an escort from the U.N.," he said. When asked if any such offer had been made, he said: "Our communication is pretty limited but we would hope there would be people working on that as we speak." The Israeli navy stormed a Turkish ferry leading a six-ship convoy, killing nine people in what Israeli authorities have said was self-defense. The killings have sparked a world outcry and condemnations of Israel. "Only if they board us, we will be showing that we are not aggressive people, we are sitting showing we have nothing in our hands and will tell them where exactly crew are," Graham said. When asked how confident he was feeling he said: "I would imagine somewhere around 50/50." Graham, a member of the Free Gaza Movement -- one of the organizers of the aid convoy -- said he had received support from the Irish government. Dublin, which said the ship was registered in Cambodia, has said it was maintaining contact with the ship and that it should be allowed to finish its mission unimpeded. "They are very supportive of the whole initiative and they are very supportive of us," Graham said. "They are concerned because we are Irish citizens." Other have suggested it may take longer for the Rachel Corrie to arrive. Greta Berlin, a spokeswoman for the Free Gaza Movement who is not on the ship, said earlier there could be a three or four day delay as the ship stops off to take some reporters on board. However Graham said this seemed unlikely. "We're continuing on," he said. (Editing by Andras Gergely) World Comments See All Comments (21) | Post Comment Jun 03, 2010 10:42am EDT “a converted merchant ship bought by pro-Palestinian activists” I’m impressed. Since the aid could/should be sent through official channels, it shows real style throwing away several million dollars. I wonder if these sweet, gentle peace activists have some other agenda? tergen Report As Abusive Jun 03, 2010 10:50am EDT Let me get this right. Israel has a blockade of the Gaza strip because a TERRORIST group is in charge. That this terrorist group launches attacks against Israel from the Gaza. That Israel, in self defense and in the interest of their own national security blockades Gaza. Then a group of do-gooders (read SUPPORTERS OF TERRORISTS) defy Israel and try to run the blockade. Israel TELLS them, “don’t do it, we will not allow you threw”. The terrorist supporters try to run the blockade. Israel responds and 10 people die. They were warned. They should have stayed out. I have no problem with Israel’s actions. Next time they try this, maybe the “protester” will think twice. History lesson: JFK blockaded Cuba during the missle crisis What do you think would have happened if Russia ran the blockade? PaleriderUSMC Report As Abusive Jun 03, 2010 10:58am EDT PaleriderUSMC has it entirely right: the point here is not to deliver aid, which both Israel and Egypt are willing to do, but to pointedly deliver materials that Israel has banned from Gaza because of their military applications (i.e. cement) and because Gaza is run by a group whose stated goal is the annihilation of Israel. These so-called “activists” are supporters of terror and believe that their foreign citizenship gives them protection. I’ll wager it doesn’t, that their ship is called the Rachel Corrie is particularly apt for that point. JamieSamans Report As Abusive Jun 03, 2010 11:08am EDT Yes these sweet gentle peace activists have another agenda. To embarrass Israel by focusing the world on the 3 year blockade of Gaza. And congrats to Israel, they jumped to the bait. Seriously how do you kill 9 people in a blockade stop. Is the Israel navy a bunch of over testosterone-ed buffoons. Israel could have stopped the ship and searched it. Simple. Any weapons and the ship gets seized, no weapons and the ship goes on to gaza. A simple one day story, no muss no fuss. Instead the testosterone navy goes out and tries to seize the ships at night, shooting stun grenades, and “non lethal” rounds. 9 dead, “non lethal”, time to revisit that. Israel does not have an unquestioned right to seize ships on the high seas, but they do have the right to inspect ships. Oh and it would be nice if Israel published what they want to ban ahead of time. joenyc Report As Abusive Jun 03, 2010 11:10am EDT Hamas won an election in Gaza fair and square, but Israel didn’t like the result. It illegally embargoed the territory and has attempted to pummel and starve it into submission with no account for suffering and loss of human life. It gets away with this because America lets it. Israel is an unpleasant racist ethnocracy along the lines of apartheid South Africa. It needs to be boycotted until it changes its policies. At the moment it has no place among civilized nations. JSeagram Report As Abusive Jun 03, 2010 11:14am EDT Could one of you loving people tell me how cement is a weapon?The people that blew up the King David Hotel were terrorists,and they still are.The IDF act just like brownshirts.I mean chocolate has been banned for 3 years,CHOCOLATE!? How is that a weapon of terror?Yes,Tergen,these gentle activists DO have another agenda…it is to draw international attention to the ongoing,inhumane blockade of Gaza,and to END IT.It is not just the muslim world that has a problem with Israel’s actions,it is the entire global community,with the glaring exception of the US.All of the above comments,sound like they were made by people who get their truthiness from the likes of Glenn Beck.Although,sadly,these days,all the mainstream media outlets in the US seem to have a very biased view of the situation.People who say things as ugly,and ignorant,as the above have,probably lack the curiousity,and intellect to actually learn anything about the situation,but,if I am wrong,there is an excellent documentary about the occupation called “People and the Land”.You could try something new,it’s called LEARNING.I apologize if I sound harsh,but this kind of ugly,uninformed rhetoric is so offensive…Peace patapscogirl Report As Abusive Jun 03, 2010 11:14am EDT The “flotilla” was launched for political purposes. Why did it take 800 people to board a ship if it was merely on a “humanitarian” mission? Why did they not accept that Israel has a right to inspect material transported to a territory from where 12,000 rockets have been fired at Israel? If Israel let the flotilla through, then the next ship, and the next, it’s only a matter of time that an Iranian ship will carry weapons and rockets to Hamas who will fire it at Israeli cities. No sovereign country will ever put up with this activity. As for whether the “humanitarian” cargo ship was even necessary, here’s some data of material transported into Gaza from Israel from the last few weeks: Weekly summary of the Gaza crossings: 16-22 May 2010 - 523 truckloads (13,517 tons) of goods were transferred to the Gaza Strip. - 938,127 liters of heavy-duty diesel for the Gaza power station, and 645 tons of cooking gas were delivered. - 281 Gaza residents entered Israel for medical reasons via the Erez Crossing. Weekly summary of the Gaza crossings: 9-14 May 2010 - 637 truckloads (14,069 tons) of goods were transferred to the Gaza Strip. - 810,209 liters of heavy-duty diesel for the Gaza power station, and 897 tons of cooking gas were delivered. - 781 Gaza residents entered Israel for medical reasons via the Erez Crossing. Weekly summary of the Gaza crossings: 2 -8 May 2010 - 714 truckloads (17,060 tons) of goods were transferred to the Gaza Strip. - 1,535,777 liters of heavy-duty diesel for the Gaza power station and 293,796 liters for transportation, and 917 tons of cooking gas were delivered. - 370 Gaza residents entered Israel for medical reasons and 93 entered Israel for other reasons via the Erez Crossing. roberto2002 Report As Abusive Jun 03, 2010 11:20am EDT Israel’s settlement activity anywhere is a violation of the UN Charter, including in Palestinian territory. What Israel zionist zealots have done to the Palestinians is the real crime. Israel does not have the right to search ships bound for Gaza just as it does not have the right to search ships bound for Egypt, Lebanon or Cypress. Palestine is a sovereign country and much of what is now called Israel was called Palestine not long ago. I am happy that these folks are raising awareness about Israels activity. Few people know the whole story, even though you can read about it on Wikipedia. it065 Report As Abusive Jun 03, 2010 11:25am EDT The analogy to Cuba is not at all apt. The former Soviet Union was trying to place Nuclear missiles in the Western hemisphere just as he US was trying to do the same in Turkey. The result of that blockade – BTW – was that The US withdrew it missiles from Turkey as The Russians withdrew them from Cuba. And the comments above ignore that 1.5 million people are being imprisoned for the actions of a minority of very active voices. What ever the merits of the Hamas stand, the ability to cordon off an area, even in a time of war and the inability of any of those 1.5 million people to flee the area if they choose, even during and aerial bombardment, is insane. These are not a world where the cities have defensive walls. They are useless against air power anyway. There is a principle being almost universally accepted by the UN and repeated frequently by the Human Rights Council – that no nation has the right to collectively punish the entire population of another country for the actions of it’s political classes. The blockade of Gaza is one of those cases and is almost top of the list. North Korea and China are similar. IF you can accept the blockade of Gaza why not start signing the praises of the North Korean regime or Saddam’s former regime. When the US invaded Iraq – millions were allowed to feel the country to avoid the fighting. Why should they stay? They are only civilians. Would either of you two smug comments stay in time of war if you were noncombatants? Would you put yourself or your families in harms way if you could escape? Haven’t the posters of the the two first comments noticed that no one in Gaza is allowed to leave? paintcan Report As Abusive See All Comments (21) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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