Ship to Gaza- Sweden Press release 30 May 2010
Richard Falk: Unlawful for Israel to attack Ship to Gaza
Ship to Gaza and the Freedom Flotilla received a threatening fax from the Israeli maritime authorities today, 30 May, declaring that Israel has, without further ado, expanded its “security zone” to 68 nautical miles, effective immediately.
In an email to Ship to Gaza, Professor Richard Falk, one of the world's leading experts on international law, commented on the message: “Israel's unilateral establishment of a 68-mile security zone without any legitimate security basis for apprehension is a deliberate further unlawful provocation, encroaching on the freedom of navigation on the high seas.”
Falk adds that since John Ging—director of U.N. relief operations in Gaza–has called for humanitarian aid to be brought into Gaza by sea, the Freedom Flotilla should arguably be considered an “ultra-innocent”, humanitarian mission.
Ship to Gaza-Sweden
Contacts:
On the Freedom Flotilla:
Mattias Gardell: +46 703036666
Dror Feiler: +46 702855777, 881631847511
In Sweden:
Mikael Löfgren: +46 707983643
