12.05.2011                      08.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 22 des Omer; Ta'anit BH'B

"Friedensflottille II":

Center-right MEPs come out against new Gaza flotilla

15 vessels, 1,500 people hope to break blockade at end of month; European Parliament members call plan "an act of provocation."

Plans for a new protest flotilla to Gaza are “an act of provocation” against the State of Israel and should be strongly condemned by the European Union, two prominent members of the European Parliament said on Wednesday.
MEPs Charles Tannock and Peter van Dalen from the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the Parliament both condemned the initiative, which is being planned for the end of May, to coincide with the anniversary of last year’s flotilla incident, but which may be delayed….