Israel Hopes Diplomatic Pressure Heads Off Gaza Aid Flotilla
This article is for subscribers only.
Israel made a final diplomatic push to halt a flotilla planning to break its embargo of the Gaza Strip and prevent confrontation similar to that of a year ago when nine Turkish activists were killed.
Israel submitted a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week calling the flotilla a provocation “designed only to serve an extremist political agenda.” Israel’s UN Ambassador, Ron Prosor, told Israel Radio on June 23 the flotilla’s scope appears to be diminishing and he hopes that appeals to international leaders may prevent it from sailing.