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Letter to the Editor

Jun. 29, 2010

It's Illegal to Attack Foreign Flagged Vessels in International Waters

It's illegal to attack foreign flagged vessels in international waters, writes James Hall.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

Gideon Kanner's article, "Like the U.S., Israel Has a Right to Defend Itself" (June 14), attempts to justify Israel's military attack on the humanitarian aid ship, the Mavi Mamara, part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Why this violence against civilians on the Mavi Mamara?

Israel kills such innocent civilians because Palestinians voted Hamas into power, following a parli...

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