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A senior European airline official told Haaretz Israel's request was unprecedented, saying:
"In the past, we have gotten one or two names that authorities had banned (from) entry. This move is problematic because if we receive an updated list later on, we will have to fly back the plane at the expense of other passengers who had purchased regular tickets."
A Final Comment
On June 9, 2010, McClatchy Newspapers writer Sheera Frenkel headlined, "Israeli document: Gaza blockade isn't about security," saying:
McClatchy obtained the document calling the siege "economic warfare" against Hamas and nearly 1.7 million Gazans. In response to a Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement lawsuit, Israel claimed justification, saying:
"A country has the right to decide that it chooses not to engage in economic relations or to give economic assistance to the other party to the conflict, or that it wishes to operate using 'economic warfare.' "
Israel issued this statement after its High Court of Justice ruled for Gisha. Its director Sari Bashi said the documents prove Israel's blockade isn't for security. It's illegal collective punishment.
Israel also mentioned a political goal, targeting Hamas, Palestine's legitimate government.
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