Carter Center condems “Israel’s attack” on Gaza-bound ships
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:14 am ICT by BNO NewsATLANTA, GEORGIA (BNO NEWS) — The Carter Center expressed on Wednesday deep regret for the loss of life and condemned the “unprovoked and illegal Israeli assault” on the Gaza flotilla carrying pro-Palestinian activists and what organizers say it was aid for Gaza.
“These dead and injured people are the latest victims of a failed policy to lay siege to Gaza and its 1.4 million civilians in an attempt to undermine the Hamas government in the territory,” said the Carter Center, a NPO founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
“These tragic deaths are a terrible reminder that the failed policy of besieging Gaza mainly hurts civilians,” said former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. “Now more than ever, the International Quartet, led by the United States, must urgently agree on a mechanism to end the closure of Gaza, reunite the Palestinian factions, and permit unification of Palestinian people.”
On early Monday, at least nine people were killed and scores of others were left injured after Israeli ships clashed with six ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists and what organizers say it was aid for Gaza.
Israel said the ships raised suspicion because they refused to be inspected for weapons. Israel also said they had offered alternatives, such as transferring the supplies via ground borders, but organizers refused.
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