Posts Tagged: Mavi Marmara
Israeli Navy Redirects Gaza Bound Ship
The Israeli Navy intercepted and boarded the Gaza-bound ship Estelle in international waters on Saturday without incident. The Finnish-flagged, Swedish-owned ship set sail from Naples, Italy on...
Mavi Marmara 2010 = Syrian Anti-Aircraft 2012
As the days go by, the Turkish handling of its airplane downed by the Syrian military on June 23 increasingly echoes the Mavi Marmara episode...
Is Turkey Going Rogue?
In a Middle East wracked by coups d'état and civil insurrections, the Republic of Turkey credibly offers itself as a model thanks to its impressive economic...
The Legal Status of Israel’s Blockade
As Albert Einstein once sagely quipped, insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. The quote rightly applies to those who are...
Is Turkish-Israeli Reconciliation Imminent?
The fact that Israeli and Turkish officials have begun to renew dialogue at a time of significant uncertainty and turmoil in the broader Middle East...
Greek Actions Reap International Praise
The Greek government on Friday banned all flotilla ships from leaving its ports, without explaining its reasons. While critics accused the beleaguered government of...
Flotilla Roster Portends Another Violent Clash
A flotilla is determined to sail to the Gaza Strip this weekend in breach of Israel's naval blockade on the Hamas-controlled territory. This decision comes in spite...
Flotilla Organizers Vow to Defy International Pressure
Turkish organizers of a flotilla aimed at breaking Israel's embargo on Gaza vow to carry on despite growing international pressure to back off. United...
