Berlin, Germany – An organization of European Jews that wants to sail an aid ship to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza said Wednesday its ship was ready to go, but its port of departure remained a secret.
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Kate Katzenstein-Leiterer, a leader of the German Jewish Voice organization, said the trip was being managed by Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JfJfP), a British group. The Jewish activists were already on board.
She said detailed information about the voyage would be released the day the boat casts off, but she did not say when this was.
Katzenstein-Leiterer grew up in the former East Germany, to where her committed Communist parents returned after fleeing Hitler’s regime in World War II.
Her organization is part of the European Jews for a Just Peace movement, a 10-country peace-activist network.
Jewish Voice in Germany says that it has gathered the funds for its aid ship project from personal donations, loans, and a donation from the Left Party, a party with strong support in the former East.
Earlier, Katzenstein-Leiterer said her group’s stance has caused them to be ostracized by the mainstream German-Jewish community, which numbers a little over 100,000.
On May 31 nine people were killed when Israeli naval forces boarded ships in a flotilla carrying aid and activists – some of whom Israel says were armed – bound for the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
I am sure Israel has a very hard time finding out!!!!
This must be a subgroup of the Intelegencia! You just look for the square boat!
Cillull Hashem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those people do NOT UNDERSTAND They DO NOT REMEMBER what their neighbors did to us what a shame.
History repeats itself. A boatload of Jews from Germany en route to Israel – to be turned back.
Sink it and let them know NOW. Tell them they need life vest and rescue boat
They should invite Satmar, Eda Haharedim and Neturie Karta to join their boat to save the Palestinians and ancient pagan bones mistreated by the evil Zionists. But hopefully this time the IDF will substitute their paintball guns…. The umbrella group that is sponsoring this is British Jews? Most of the monies that go into anti-Israel pro-Palestinian missions can be traced back to British NGO groups or British ministry of foreign affairs and E.U.
Shocking they have been ostracized by the “mainstream” German-Jewish community. I am sure that the “European Jews for a Just Peace” want peace. What I am not sure is if they care if it is just to the Jewish side.
This is a great opportunity for Israel to treat them even more harshly than the first bunch that tried. This way the world will know that Jews are committed to their country’s security!