Following Sabotage of Irish Ship, Israeli Embassy in Dublin Picketed All Night 30-06-2011

The MV Saoirse , which was to take part in the "Freedom Flotilla 2" bringing medical aid and sports equipment to Gaza, was deemed unfit to sail after damage to its propeller shaft was discovered on Monday evening. The ship had been berthed in the Turkish coastal town of Gocek. Almost identical damage was done to the propeller shaft of a Swedish boat, the Juliano, docked at Piraeus in Greece, which was also due to sail to Gaza. In a statement, the co-ordinator of the Irish Ship to Gaza campaign, Dr Fintan Lane, said the alleged "act of sabotage" was an appalling attack that should be condemned. He said Israel was the "only likely party to have carried out this reckless action". http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0701/1224299848919.html

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• Irish Ship to Gaza sabotaged
• MV Saoirse
• Israeli Embassy Dublin
• Gocek
• MV Juliano
• Claudia Saba
• Piraeus
• Boaz Modai
• Freedom Flotilla 2
• Fintan Lane
• TD Mick Wallace
• TD Joe Higgins