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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...

British PM Supports Turkey by Calling Gaza a 'Prison'

ISTANBUL, Turkey (July 27) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron today compared the Gaza Strip to a "prison camp" during a visit to Turkey, which he strongly supported in its thwarted campaign for membership in the European Union. His statement on Gaza came during a speech to businessmen in Ankara and undoubtedly will...

Israeli Military Blames 'Mistakes' for Botched Gaza Flotilla Raid

(July 12) -- The findings of a newly released investigation undertaken by the Israeli military following a May 31 raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza are not likely to quell the controversy over the incident that left nine people dead. On the one hand, the report criticized the Israeli military's...

Turkey Threatens to Cut Ties With Israel Over Raid

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (July 5) -- Just days after meeting an Israeli minister in Brussels, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has told Israel to apologize for the May 31 raid in which nine Turkish citizens died aboard a ship carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, or else Turkey will break diplomatic ties. "Israelis have three...

Background on gaza flotilla

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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