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Caterpillar Delays Bulldozer Shipments to Israel During Rachel Corrie Trial

(Oct. 26) -- Caterpillar, the Illinois-headquartered construction and farming equipment company, has said it will delay shipments of D9 bulldozers to Israel during the Rachel Corrie trial. Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist from Washington state, was killed by an Israeli Defense Forces soldier who ran over her while...

UN Slams Israeli 'Brutality' Against Gaza Flotilla

(Sept. 23) -- A United Nations panel has decried what it calls Israel's "brutality" against a Gaza aid flotilla in the spring, calling the deadly raid against pro-Palestinian activists "disproportionate" and in violation of international law. The Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council issued its report Wednesday on the...

Pressure to End Blockade May Stop Tunnel Smuggling

RAFAH, Egypt (June 14) -- The Red Cross today joined in growing international pressure on Israel to end its blockade of the Gaza strip, calling the three-year siege of the territory a "clear violation of Israel's obligations under international humanitarian law." Attention refocused on the Gaza closure after Israel's raid...

Arab League Chief Lays Into Israel

JERUSALEM (June 10) -- Arab League chief Amr Moussa today accused Israel of "atrocity and assault" during last month's deadly attack on a flotilla trying to break the blockade of Gaza. Speaking at an economic forum in Istanbul between Turkey and Arab nations, Moussa said that the nine dead Turks, one of whom also had...

Reader Feedback: Israel and the Flotilla

(June 8) -- Editors note: This is a sampling of letters to the editor we received about op-eds published on the Opinion page of AOL News commenting on Israel's attack on the Gaza-bound flotilla. The letters have been edited for length and clarity. Not Humanitarian Congratulations to Danielle Pletka! ( "Israel's Actions...

Background on gaza flotilla attack

The Gaza flotilla raid was a military operation by Israel against six ships of the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla" on 31 May 2010 in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea.

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