Appropriately, this
week, the seventh anniversary of the International Court of Justice ruling against
the separation wall, the Free Gaza Movement (FGM) and the Palestinian Boycott National
Committee called for an immediate and comprehensive military embargo on Israel.
"The international community has a legal and moral responsibility to end their complicity
with Israel's
unlawful actions," declared the FGM. This is the only way to pressure Israel to abide
by international law, to stop attacking civilian ships in international waters and
bombing civilians with white phosphorous.
Israeli politicians are smirking at their ability to stymie the Freedom Flotilla II. But, writes blogger Saker, this is a Pyrrhic victory for the Israeli ship of state. They are like those partying on the deck of the Titanic, who were oblivious to the fact that, thanks to their hubris, their ship would soon rest at the bottom of the ocean.
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