IDF General: ‘No Justification for Gaza Aid Flotilla’ 31/08/2010 Anshel Pfeffer | Gaza Flotillas IDF Maj. Gen. Eitan Dangot tells Turkel Committee that Gazans have the goods needed to maintain basic lifestyle; says flotilla was intended to strengthen Hamas, not Gaza residents. View Article >> |
Mandelblit: Gaza blockade is legal 27/08/2010 Dan Izenberg | Gaza Flotillas The maritime blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip is motivated strictly by security considerations and is in total compliance with international law, Military Advocate- General Maj.-Gen. Avichai Mandelblit on Thursday told the panel investigating the May 31 flotilla incident. View Article >> |
Int’l Law Expert Dr. Robbie Sabel: IDF action in international waters legal 31/05/2010 Robbie Sabel | Gaza Flotillas Dr. Sabel explained that a state, in a time of conflict, can impose an embargo, and while it cannot carry out embargo activities in the territorial waters of a third party, it can carry out embargo activities in international waters. View Article >> |