Jul 19

Israeli navy seizes French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists

Good for the Israeli navy! We support you 100% without hesitation. There is a blockade in effect, I want to know who these pompous, elite assholes think they are and why they think they can do as they please and nothing applies to them except their own agenda. Bunch of self-righteous and self-important bastards. Every one of them.

via Reuters:

“I can confirm that the yacht has been boarded and that everything went smoothly, there were no casualties,” the spokeswoman said after marines boarded the “Dignite-Al-Karama” yacht in the eastern Mediterranean.

Chief military spokesman Brigadier-General Yoav Mordechai said the passengers were transferred from the yacht to one of the warships sent to intercept it and were en route to Ashdod.

The 17-passenger yacht had declared an Egyptian port as its destination when it left Greek waters Sunday, but sailed toward the Palestinian enclave, aiming to arrive Tuesday.

It had planned to sail to Islamist Hamas-ruled Gaza as part of a flotilla carrying activists and aid, but other vessels were prevented from sailing after docking in Greece.