Organizers: Freedom Flotilla 2 in a few weeks
Ma'an News
June 2, 2010
Gaza – Ma’an – The Brussels-based European campaign against the siege on Gaza announced Wednesday that they had secured funds to support three new aid ships to be sailed to Gaza.
The fleet will be called the Freedom 2, which head of the campaign Arafat Madhi said would be "much bigger than the first," which included nationals from some 40 nations and 10,000 tons of aid, currently held by Israel following the takeover of six ships in international waters on Monday morning.
"Following the massacre committed by Israeli forces against solidarity activists on board the Freedom Flotilla in international waters, there have been increasing calls by Arab, Islamic, and European countries to launch a new aid fleet much bigger than the first one. This is a clear challenge by the free people of the world in the face of Israel’s arrogance," Madhi said.
The officials aid the ships would sail in a few weeks' time from ports in Turkey, whose Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed his country's support, including aid contributions, for the flotilla.
During a televised speech Tuesday, Erdogan said future flotillas bound for Gaza territorial waters under Israeli threat would be accompanied by a military escort to ensure their safety.
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