KUWAIT CITY, June 12: A Freedom Flotilla returnee Lawyer Mubarak Al-Mutawa disclosed that the ships were about 100 kilometers away from the Israeli waters, yet the Zionists attacked the convoy, killing 16 Turkish crew, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
Al-Mutawa declared this at a seminar organized by Kuwait Bar Association Thursday, and said the trip was purely humanitarian rather than military, contrary to propaganda the Zionists embarked upon. He stated the incident aboard was a clear message to the entire world that Zionists are hostile to conscientious Muslims and other international communities.
He stressed the Palestinian situation concerns the entire world, based on the large number of individuals from different parts of the world joining the convoy, and lauded the Turkish crew for their unequalled bravery, and determination to face the hostility of Zionists, which led to some of them dying. “Some journalists criticized certain individuals with the convoy, instead of criticizing actions. This is unfair journalism and must not continue that way,” the activist lawyer submitted.
Inhumane
In his contribution, MP Dr Waleed Al-Tabtabaei declared that voluntary participation the trip witnessed has broken the inhumane restriction on the Gaza Strip. He said Kuwaitis participated in the trip because it was a humanitarian and Islamic issue. He noted the Kuwaiti government did not support them financially but the country benefited from the honor and achievement at the international level.
He added the Al-Azhar scholars are proud of the Kuwaiti participants. “We have been able to defeat the propaganda by the Zionists, with the US and Europe criticizing them on the Gaza blockade and terrible attack against the convoy”, he pointed out
Another speaker at the event, Professor of International Law at the Kuwait University Eissa Al-Enezi noted the Kuwaiti populace became more enlightened about the situation in Gaza after the Freedom Flotilla crisis.
He disclosed that Gaza remains under Israeli occupation contrary to the Zionists’ impression that Gaza belongs to Palestinians. He reasoned that every country which had its nationals on board the ships have the right to sue Israel for the attack, because all participants hoisted the flags of their countries. “We hope this committee will remain committed to ensure those people who attacked the innocent humanitarian activists are brought to book”, he stressed.
Meanwhile, many viewers of the satellite channel were surprised to see a new channel on the Nile Sat and Arabsat with symbol of the Freedom Flotilla, amid Islamic songs, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
In the meantime, MP Dr Waleed Al-Tabtabaei announced that a full-fledged satellite channel for the various volunteer groups of the Freedom Flotilla from Kuwait will debut in the next few days.
Channel
He said the channel is on test transmission, and a member of the crew, Abdul-Rahman Al-Kharaz, is the General Manager of the channel. He noted that stakeholders will send the necessary equipment to Bahrain, where the channel is located, for proper take off.
The channel has been established to inform the public about our subsequent missions, and to remember martyrs who lost their lives during the last trip. It also involves the need to sensitize the public for lifting of the blockade in Gaza, and open opportunity for more people to participate in future.
He added the channel will link Arabs who wish to participate in international humanitarian service, while exhibiting vital roles Kuwait plays in humanitarian activities. “Interested viewers can tune to 11662 on the Arabsat or 10949 on the Nile Sat”, he informed.