Amy Goodman
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Ali Abunimah Responds To Israeli Claims That Gaza Flotilla Is A "Provocation"
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July 1, 2011
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4:46Now PlayingDemocracyNow.org - As the 400 international activists wait to set sail from Greece to Gaza on the Freedom Flotilla, Israeli media has been full of reports speculating about the activists' character and motivations for participating in the humanitarian aid mission. Israeli newspapers have charged that the flotilla is carrying sacks of chemicals on board because passengers plan to kill IDF soldiers. The reports come after Foreign Ministry officials informed Israeli cabinet ministers that there was no information about members of "terrorist groups" planning to take part in the flotilla. "Israel is trying to present the flotilla as a military threat, whereas nobody in the world believes that ... not even Israeli cabinet ministers," says Ali Abunimah, co-founder of The Electronic Intifada, on Democracy Now! July 1. Abunimah is the author of the book, "One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse."
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