Wednesday, May 11, 2011

New terror flotilla being pressured by European right wing.

Many likely already know that there are plans for a second terrorist flotilla to Gaza. The flotilla is now being pressured from Europe's right wing.

Plans for a new protest flotilla to Gaza are “an act of provocation” against the State of Israel and should be strongly condemned by the European Union, two prominent members of the European Parliament said on Wednesday.

MEPs Charles Tannock and Peter van Dalen from the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the Parliament both condemned the initiative, which is being planned for the end of May, to coincide with the anniversary of last year’s flotilla incident, but which may be delayed.

Anti-Israel activists plan to join the Turkish Islamist IHH organization in another attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. It is believed that they plan to embark from a Mediterranean country other than Turkey, with up to 15 vessels and 1,500 people from an array of countries.

“This flotilla is deliberately intended to provoke Israel into a response,” Dr. Tannock, a British MEP and the European Conservatives and Reformists’ foreign affairs spokesman, said. “Given that Israel faces a daily threat from terrorist attacks by Hamas, it is well within its rights to take necessary action and impose a naval blockade to prevent weapons and other terrorist resources from entering the Gaza Strip.

“The international community was very swift to chastise Israel for its actions against the Mavi Marmara last year.

This flotilla is deliberately intending to again provoke a response from Israel, and this incredibly irresponsible and hostile action must be condemned by the EU and High Representative Baroness [Catherine] Ashton,” Tannock said.

Van Dalen, whose party in the Dutch parliament has called for the Dutch government to take action at EU level, said: “A peaceful settlement in the Middle East will not be assisted by deliberately provocative and incendiary acts from left-wing groups intent on making a political point.

“Israel has already eased the blockade on Gaza and there is evidence that it has taken steps to ensure the passage of humanitarian assistance to those who need it,” he said.

“If these groups attempt to run the blockade, then they should not be surprised by the response they will receive. Israel has a right to defend itself,” van Dalen said.

While trust of Europeans in general should not be given freely, there are those that seem to be our friends. Just remember who we can trust. The National Socialist German Workers Party was a far left wing party, almost identical to communism. The right wing will always be where our friends are. Never believe the lie that the Nazis were a far right wing party.

Further reading:
The Mavi Marmara

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