The New York Times, whose regional bureau chief has a son in the Israeli military, reports that Israel has just appointed a panel charged with investigating its attack on an

Passengers from the flotilla from several countries listed below) are urging their governments to demand that Israel release the property illegally seized from the passengers in international waters on 31

The European campaign to end the siege on Gaza has declared intention to send another aid flotilla to Gaza Strip in July.

Last week Jim Lobe published a terrific piece at InterPress Service, detailing how prominent neoconservatives have switched from being strong supporters (and in some cases well-paid consultants) of the Turkish

The Israeli Defence Force responded to signs of peace with acts of war. It attacked a flotilla of boats in international waters that carried people and humanitarian goods.

The serious incidents that took place on 31 May between Israeli forces and activists on a flotilla heading for Gaza once again put the spotlight on the acute hardship faced

Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish foreign minister, told a press conference in Ankara on Monday that his country does not trust the Israeli internal probe committee into the Freedom Flotilla massacre

We must not forget what Hamas, which controls Gaza, stands for: it is intent on violence, smuggles arms, colludes with other rogue states and thumbs its nose at the international

An Israeli proposal that would leave Gaza entirely dependent on Egypt for goods and access was strongly rejected by Egypt 's ruling regime.

MP Hanin Zoabi, one of the participants in the Freedom Flotilla, said that she will not cooperate with a committee ratified by the Israeli government yesterday, which would investigate facts