Mavi Marmara

Turkish court issues "historic" arrest warrants for Israeli army commanders

Nora Barrows-Friedman 2 June 2014

A tenth Turkish civilian has died after a four-year coma. He was shot in the head by Israeli commandos who raided the Mavi Marmara humanitarian aid boat in May 2010. Read more about Turkish court issues "historic" arrest warrants for Israeli army commanders

Ali Abunimah 11 April 2014

France’s highest appeal court has ordered the country’s major Jewish organization to pay damages for falsely claiming that a charity supporting Palestinians collected money for Hamas. Read more about France's main Jewish group fined for defaming Palestine charity

Nora Barrows-Friedman 31 October 2013

Goliath author on what is most shocking about Israel today; plus prisoner release in West Bank. Read more about Max Blumenthal on exposing hardcore racism in "liberal" Tel Aviv

Nora Barrows-Friedman 23 May 2013

Sahar Francis of Addameer speaks about holding Israel accountable for its violations of Palestinians’ rights. Read more about Sahar Francis on connecting Israeli jails, Guantanamo and US mass incarceration

Joe Catron Gaza City 21 May 2013

Abdelfattah Abu Jahil won the “right” to use paintbrushes after living on salt and water for 79 days. Read more about Prisoners who starved for art honored by Gaza show

Maureen Clare Murphy 20 May 2013

Barack Obama has maintained silence over Israel’s 2009 killing of Furkan Doğan on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara. Read more about Investigate Israel's killing of US teen, rights group tells Obama

Murat Dagli Istanbul 17 April 2013

Voices critical of the rapprochement have been silenced by the Turkish media. Read more about Was Israel's flotilla apology really a triumph for Turkey?

Eva Bartlett Gaza City 27 March 2013

While the Freedom Flotilla tried to bring aid to the Strip, Gaza’s Ark seeks to export locally produced goods. Read more about "Trade not aid" focus of new attempt to break Gaza blockade