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http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/...ney/index.html
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The Israeli navy took control of a boat reported to be carrying humanitarian aid, a former U.S. congresswoman and a Nobel laureate Tuesday after the boat violated an Israeli blockade and crossed into Gazan waters, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The boat's crew included former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, according to the Free Gaza Movement, a human rights group that sent the boat it calls "Spirit of Humanity" from Cyprus.
Along with McKinney, who served six terms in the House of Representatives from Georgia and was the Green Party's presidential nominee in 2008, Israeli authorities took 20 people into custody, the group said. Cynthia McKinney reportedly is asking the international community to request the crew's release.
Here is the website of the Free Gaza human rights group:
http://www.freegaza.org/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/...ney/index.html
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The Israeli navy took control of a boat reported to be carrying humanitarian aid, a former U.S. congresswoman and a Nobel laureate Tuesday after the boat violated an Israeli blockade and crossed into Gazan waters, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The boat's crew included former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, according to the Free Gaza Movement, a human rights group that sent the boat it calls "Spirit of Humanity" from Cyprus.
Along with McKinney, who served six terms in the House of Representatives from Georgia and was the Green Party's presidential nominee in 2008, Israeli authorities took 20 people into custody, the group said. Cynthia McKinney reportedly is asking the international community to request the crew's release.
Here is the website of the Free Gaza human rights group:
http://www.freegaza.org/
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