If history tends to repeat itself at
all, a ship called Estelle is on its way to some not-so-smooth
sailing. Operated from our Western neighbor Sweden by an organization
called ”Ship to Gaza”, the ship sailing under Finnish flag has
left Italy and is now heading to its final destination - hoping it to
be Gaza but the destination might as well be the bottom of the sea.
Due to the fact that the ship sails
under our blue-white colors, the Foreign Ministry wants to make it
clear that the Republic of Finland is in no way involved in this
mission. It also warned the two Finns (among Israelis, Swedes,
Canadians, Americans and Norwegians) on board that if a military
conflict persists, there's little hope for them to get any consulate
help from Finland.
Everyone has their own way of pushing
through an agenda, but is this kind of operation truly peace – or
actually a form of provocation? It is a well known fact that the
waters around Gaza are blocked, and any foreign ships without
permission trying to enter may not be greeted in a friendly way.
Quoting the mayor of the Italian city
of Naples visited the ship on Friday: “This is not an initiative in
favor of Hamas but in favor of Palestine, of the Palestinians who
live in Gaza, and in favor of two states living as neighbors in peace
and security”. This is understandable, but isn't there any other
way of doing it than sailing in such dangerous waters?
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