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Israel did not sabotage Irish ship, says Foreign Ministry

Officials have said that Israel did not damage engine of the Saoirse

CATHY HAYES,

IrishCentral.com Staff

Published Monday, July 4, 2011, 7:08 AM

Updated Monday, July 4, 2011, 7:08 AM

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Foreign Ministry officials have said that Israel did not damage the engine of the Irish ship Saoirse, one of ten ships participating in the mass movement to break the Gaza sea blockade.

The ship was docked in Turkish waters last week when it sustained engine damage. The damage caused organizers to pull the vessel out of the flotilla.

Fintan Lane, coordinator of the Irish Ship to Gaza organization, said he believed that divers had worked underwater to cut a piece of the propeller shaft and called the alleged act "dangerous sabotage."

On Friday, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily News, reported that the damage to the ship might not be a result of sabotage at all, saying that investigations have revealed that the ship was damaged before it entered Turkish waters.

The Jerusalem Post reported that a flotilla of boats planning to challenge Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip is expected to sail next week, after repeated delays that activists blame on Israeli sabotage. Israel has denied the accusations.

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maloney | Jul 12, 2011, 09:44 AM EDT

Why would I want to go to Gaza seano? It's full of lunatics.

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jimmy12003 | Jul 08, 2011, 06:22 PM EDT

has anyone any idea when iran is sending in the nuke to clean up and rid the world of that unwanted terrorist org, they may not have started all the wars so far, but always seem to be involved some way or other! or benifit from dragging in the US and UN to clear the way for them! makes me sick to see that they have took these peoples country of them and now trying to finish the remainders off, and the rest of the world sits back and lets it happen! we should be ashamed of ourselves as the human race, for letting this cult cause the troble they do! in the time of the KK clan, they hated black people! but this clan hates everyone thats not one of there own! well at least the KK clan covered there faces, this clan dodges round in there charlie chaplin, 1920s shool boy outfit, and the ringlets hanging and the beards! makes me sick just looking at them knowing what there cult is doing to innocent people day after day! look at the amount of innocent people died saving that ungreatful cult in WW2! even after that war there wasnt a place in the world they could call home or a place they could say they felt wanted!

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seanomelbourne | Jul 07, 2011, 12:23 AM EDT

Only if you are waiting to greet me in Gaza maloney.

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maloney | Jul 05, 2011, 11:16 PM EDT

Seano..with such strong fealing about Israel you should set the example and get on one of the ships. I know you could keep the Jews off your boat. Go for it.

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seanomelbourne | Jul 05, 2011, 07:40 PM EDT

Peterson get your facts straight "several thousand women and children" are you trying to invent your own urban myth. People like you will say anything to cover up the terrorist Israeli state.

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peterson | Jul 05, 2011, 02:07 PM EDT

Hamas, with their thousands of rockets have killed several thousand women and children in Israel during the same period. Their purpose is to destroy Israel and the Jewish people.

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seanomelbourne | Jul 04, 2011, 06:48 PM EDT

The anti-Irish zionist muckrakers are crawling out of the woodwork.Over 600 Palestinian children have been murdered by Israeli forces in the last 5 years,tell me how many Israeli children have died in the same time period.

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cillowen | Jul 04, 2011, 03:31 PM EDT

very close and supporting kihuna friend more likely the culprit with obama's blessing.

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Pittsburghkid | Jul 04, 2011, 12:10 PM EDT

I go with the Unicorn explanation. The Irish were partying on the boat. They drank up all the money for fuel, then sabatoged the boat, and blamed it on the poor Jews. I think Joyce said something about this. Being Irish, I know that there is a lot of truth in the saying that the Irish would rule the world, if it weren't for booze.

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feeneycj | Jul 04, 2011, 11:03 AM EDT

Hamas is ready to kill children regardless.

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PhoenixZouave | Jul 04, 2011, 10:17 AM EDT

What does Broad Street Ben (he lived iin Philly for a while) have to say about this. None of these unsourced denials...

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