Gaza activists’ lawsuit argues Israel attacked US territory in raid on ship

From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by David Smith was published by the Guardian on January 12, 2016.

“Gaza activists’ lawsuit argues Israel attacked US territory in raid on ship”

Four activists are attempting to make legal history by arguing that Israel attacked American territory when it raided a US-registered ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza six years ago.

The group said they were shot with rubber bullets, Tasered and handcuffed by masked commandos during a “terrifying” midnight assault on their vessel, part of a flotilla seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade in 2010. One was injured by a stun grenade that exploded one foot from his head, he said, causing permanent partial loss of sight in one eye.

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