"In September 2010, the international fact-finding mission commissioned by the UN Human
Rights Council to investigate Israel's attack on the flotilla found that
Israel's siege and blockade of Gaza is illegal, a position previously affirmed by the International Committee of the Red
Cross. That ought to be the position taken and defended by the UN
Secretary General. But instead the current incumbent Ban Ki-moon takes his
orders from the Quartet, ignoring the international law he is sworn to
uphold. Shockingly, last May, as another flotilla was planning to set
sail for Gaza, Ban wrote to goverments of Mediterranean states urging them to
"use their influence" to halt any ships leaving for Gaza.
The letter termed the flotillas "not helpful" and expressed the Secretary General's "belief that assistance and goods destined to Gaza should be channelled through legitimate crossings and established channels." Ban based this position on a previous Quartet statement. Of course the "legitimate crossings and established channels" Ban referred to are the ones that Israel has unilaterally imposed, amid a deliberate effort to collectively punish Gaza and restrict the food intake of its population - half of whom are children - according to "mathematical formulas"," (thanks Joseph)
The letter termed the flotillas "not helpful" and expressed the Secretary General's "belief that assistance and goods destined to Gaza should be channelled through legitimate crossings and established channels." Ban based this position on a previous Quartet statement. Of course the "legitimate crossings and established channels" Ban referred to are the ones that Israel has unilaterally imposed, amid a deliberate effort to collectively punish Gaza and restrict the food intake of its population - half of whom are children - according to "mathematical formulas"," (thanks Joseph)
