Egypt sentences two Israelis to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers
CAIRO, May 3 (Reuters) - An Egyptian court has sentenced two Israeli citizens to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers in the Red Sea town of Taba near the border with Israel last year, an Egyptian security source said on Saturday.
In August, three Arab Israeli tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured when a fight broke out at a hotel after one of the tourists insulted one of the employees, security sources said at the time.
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The National
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- The National
Scottish Government demands release of Madleen aid ship crew
The Madleen was boarded and seized by Israeli forces in international waters early on Monday morning, after crews sounded an alarm after seeing multiple vessels approach and reporting drones spraying a white "irritant" substance on board. The boat arrived in Ashdod port in Israel late on Monday evening, with Israel's foreign ministry attempting to depict the mission as a publicity stunt, branding the Madleen a "celebrity yacht". READ MORE: 20 more Palestinians killed and hundreds injured by Israel near aid points On Tuesday, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) – the humanitarian organisation behind the Madleen – reiterated that four of the 12 activists have been deported, while eight remain in Israeli detention. The crew members were all asked to sign documents consenting to deportation, which the coalition said was under the guise that they had entered Israel illegally. One of those still in detention is Rima Hassan, a French-Palestinian Member of the European Parliament. Following the abduction and deportation, fresh calls were made for both Westminster and Holyrood to push Israel to lift the aid blockade. Gerry Coutts of Scotland for Palestine said: 'The aid boat was seized by Israel while it sailed in international waters under the British flag and its unarmed crew have been detained. Yet, we have heard no condemnation of this from our governments in the UK. 'The abduction of the crew, the seizing of the boat, the occupation of Palestine, the mass starvation of a people and the siege and blockade are all illegal - and happening in plain sight. 'Both our governments have a legal and moral duty to push their ally, Israel, to allow in life-saving aid to starving Palestinians. They must also push for an end to the cruel siege and naval blockade and more recently a complete blockade imposed on Palestinians.'
The National
an hour ago
- The National
I helped the Madleen set sail for Gaza – let's not forget why we did it
Dylan Hamilton, 20, was involved in the logistics of the mission – co-ordinated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) – which set sail from Sicily on June 1 to deliver much-needed aid to Gaza and attempt to break Israel's naval blockade. Yet Hamilton also had a personal reason for being there – some of those on board were his friends. Dylan Hamilton (Image: Supplied) 'I went to be with the people who I love who were about to get on the ship. We didn't know what would happen to them,' he told The National. We now know more about the fate of the Madleen. The vessel was intercepted early on Monday morning, as Israeli forces jammed communications, surrounded the vessel, used drones to spray a white 'irritant' substance on board, before boarding and seizing the ship and detaining the 12 crew members. Four of the 12 activists have since been deported – including Swedish climate and social justice campaigner Greta Thunberg – while the other eight remain in Israel after refusing to sign documents consenting to deportation. They are now set to appear before a tribunal. READ MORE: Recap: UK silent as Israel imprisons MEP and journalists from Madleen aid ship For the eight activists who remain detained in Israel, one of whom is French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan, Hamilton said the coalition was limited in what it could do because there was no direct communication with the crew. He told The National: 'What we've been calling for is for activists to contact the countries and embassies of the nationalities of the activists, as well as the UK since it was a UK-registered boat. 'Hopefully there have been some interventions, it's hard to know exactly what has happened but we think there has been some engagement with consulates in Israel.' The Madleen was sailing under a UK flag, meaning it was under UK jurisdiction while in international waters. At the time of writing, there has been no official statement or intervention from the UK Government, despite repeated calls from the FFC to ensure 'protection' for the Madleen and its crew. 'I'm obviously angry but not exactly surprised, it's entirely expected', Hamilton said of the UK Government's lack of response. 'If they're not going to condemn or even stop their own complicity in other war crimes, why would they intervene in this one?' READ MORE: UK Government sends spy plane over Gaza as Freedom Flotilla ship threatened by Israel But he added: 'We still have to show the outrage, because if there's enough outrage then potentially they U-turn.' Hamilton drew similarities with the FFC's most recent mission before the Madleen, which he was also involved with – the Conscience. In May, we told how the coalition said the ship came under direct attack from two drones not far from where it had set off, injuring four of the activists onboard. There was a media blackout on the Conscience's journey, but this time the world has been able to follow the Madleen as it made its way towards Gaza – thanks to an online tracker and the crew's presence on social media. READ MORE: Social media is making sure the whole world is watching the Madleen's journey to Gaza Hamilton argued that because Israel knows it is being watched this time, its tactics have been to delegitimise the Madleen's true goal – to deliver aid to the Palestinian people, at a time when many humanitarian organisations are warning that famine is imminent in Gaza. Israel's foreign ministry has done this by attempting to depict the mission as a publicity stunt, branding the Madleen a "selfie yacht" and a "gimmick". 'By calling [the Madleen] a selfie yacht, they're trying to delegitimise the tactic that has explicitly worked,' Hamilton told The National. 'They don't want to acknowledge that it's the media attention that forced them to act not with impunity this time. Last time when there wasn't that attention, they bombed it and it didn't get as much reach as this has gotten. 'It exposes them. It's not humanity that stops them, it's not the law that stops them. It's attention and fame. 'I think the Palestine movement has a lot to learn from that and how we plan future actions.' Since 2010, all flotillas attempting to break the blockade have been intercepted or attacked by Israel, and the Madleen was no different. However, Hamilton stressed that while the media's attention remains on the Madleen, particularly on the high-profile figures who were on board, the group's focus has always been 'on the Palestinians.' He told The National: '[The crew] were protected because they're famous and European, whereas Palestinians obviously don't have that same protection. 'People in Palestine are kidnapped constantly, thousands are held illegally in detention where they've been tortured, beaten. READ MORE: UK sanctions extremist Israeli ministers over Gaza comments 'We get to worry about that safe at home in our beds, whilst people in Gaza have to worry about that while fleeing more bombs.' He added: 'Obviously the boat was never going to feed the entire population, it was just doing what it could. 'The problem is that Israel has been allowed to blockade Gaza and allow the genocide to continue. 'Even if they'd let aid in, the mission won't stop until Palestine is free.'
Reuters
3 hours ago
- Reuters
Sweden's Greta Thunberg said she was kidnapped in international waters
PARIS, June 10 (Reuters) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday she was kidnapped in international waters by Israeli forces as she arrived in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport after being deported from Israel. "We were kidnapped in international waters," she told reporters at her arrival in Paris. Thunberg, 22, arrived in Paris a day after the Israeli navy prevented her and a group of fellow pro-Palestinian activists from sailing to Gaza. Israeli forces boarded the charity vessel as it neared Gaza early on Monday, trying to break through a years-old naval blockade of the coastal enclave, and seized the 12-strong crew, including Thunberg.
