Midnight on the Mavi Marmara

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Eastern Mediterranean, Monday, May 31st, 2010, 4. 30am: Israeli commandos, boarding from sea and air, attack the six boats of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla as it sails through international waters bringing humanitarian relief to the beleaguered Palestinians of Gaza. Within minutes, nine peace activists are dead, shot by the Israelis. Scores of others are injured. The 700 people on board the ships are arrested before being transported to detention centers in Israel and then deported. Within hours, outrage at Israel?s action echoes around the world. Spontaneous demonstrations in Europe, the United States, Turkey, and Gaza itself denounce the attack. Turkey?s prime minister describes it as a ?bloody massacre? and ?state terrorism.? Lebanon?s prime minister calls it ?a dangerous and crazy step that will exacerbate tensions in the region.? In these pages, a range of activists, journalists, and analysts piece together the events that occurred that May night, unpicking their mea

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