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Preparations made by IHH for confrontation with the IDF and the violence exercised by that organization’s operatives as photographed and documented in a book by Şefik Dinç, a Turkish journalist who took part in the Mavi Marmara flotilla

Several books about the flotilla incident have been recently published in Turkey. One of them was written by Şefik Dinç, a reporter for the popular Turkish newspaper Habertürk, who was on board the Mavi Marmara during the last flotilla.
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The Iranian media publicized an interview with an Iranian expert on Palestine who visited Turkey and met with IHH operatives.

He described the circumstances surrounding the establishment of IHH as an Islamist, jihadist organization whose operatives fought in Bosnia, and stressed the influence of Khomeini’s ideology on the organization’s activity.
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Viva Palestina, an organization headed by George Galloway, announced that a large, mostly overland aid convoy would leave London for the Gaza Strip via Europe on September 18.

Viva Palestina, an organization headed by George Galloway, announced that a large, mostly overland aid convoy would leave London for the Gaza Strip via Europe on September 18. The convoy’s spokesman is Zaher Birawi, a Hamas activist involved in intensive anti-Israel activity in Britain.
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This year Hamas’ summer camps in the Gaza Strip again combined political Islamic indoctrination and paramilitary training with social activities.

Conspicuous were manifestations of solidarity with Turkey over the Mavi Marmara. UNRWA summer camps, considered competition by Hamas, were again attacked by Islamist extremists.
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In a speech given by IHH leader Bulent Yildirim two months prior to the Marmara flotilla, he presented a radical Islamic ideology with anti-Western and anti-Israeli motifs.

In a speech given by IHH leader Bulent Yildirim two months prior to the Marmara flotilla, he presented a radical Islamic ideology with anti-Western and anti-Israeli motifs. He said that the aim of the flotilla was to isolate Israel by “breaking the siege” and stressed his determination to reach Gaza.
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The UN Human Rights Council fact-finding mission examining the events of the flotilla has sent teams to Jordan and Turkey.

The methodology and terminology of the fact-finding mission indicate a high probability of conclusions biased against Israel in the description and significance of the events aboard the Mavi Marmara.
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