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Marianne of Gothenburg

The Marianne arrives in the port of Ashdod, late on June 29, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 2, 2015, 4:41 pm
Humanitarian aid on Gaza flotilla fit in 2 boxes
Boat boarded by Israeli commandos was carrying one solar panel and one medical inhaler, activist acknowledges
By Stuart Winer
MK Basel Ghattas from the Arab (Joint) List on board the Gaza-bound Marianne of Gothenburg ship, June 30, 2015 (screen capture: Channel 2)
July 1, 2015, 11:59 pm
Footage shows Israeli soldiers debating activists before boarding Gaza-bound boat
In video, officer heard reprimanding ex-Tunisian president and telling Arab MK ‘there is no shortage in Gaza’; MK earlier filmed sitting next to Hamas official
By Daniel Bernstein
MK Basel Ghattas from the Arab (Joint) List on board the Gaza-bound Marianne of Gothenburg ship, June 30, 2015 (screen capture: Channel 2)
June 30, 2015, 11:32 pm
Footage shows Israeli commandos intercepting Gaza-bound ship
Activists seen tasered; commando tells ex-Tunisian president that his flotilla supports a regime with same ideology as Sousse terrorist
By ToI Staff
File: Crew members aboard the Marianne ship (Pablo Miranzo , Ship to Gaza-Sweden, via AP)
June 30, 2015, 2:24 pm
Israel expels 3 Gaza flotilla activists after interception
Tunisia’s ex-president among those deported; Knesset member Basel Ghattas to face possible parliamentary sanctions
By Avi Lewis
The Marianne arrives in the port of Ashdod, late on June 29, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 29, 2015, 11:32 pm
Thwarted Gaza-bound ship brought into Ashdod port
Swedish-registered Marianne, with MK and ex-Tunisian president on board, was intercepted by Israel Navy pre-dawn
By Tamar Pileggi, ToI Staff and AFP
The Marianne of Gothenburg, a Swedish-flagged trawler leading a flotilla of boats sailing for the Gaza Strip, June 2015. (YouTube/Ship to Gaza Sweden)
June 29, 2015, 5:23 am
Israeli Navy intercepts Gaza-bound ship, no injuries reported
Naval commandos board Swedish-registered ‘Marianne’ about 100 nautical miles off coast; PM praises ‘efficient’ operation
By Tamar Pileggi and ToI Staff
Pro-Palestinian activists aboard the Marianne, Sunday June 28, 2015. (Freedom Flotilla III)
June 29, 2015, 4:23 am
Three of four flotilla vessels headed for Gaza turn back
Contact lost with Swedish-registered ‘Marianne’ making its way to Palestinian enclave alone; Israeli Navy boats said to be nearby
By Tamar Pileggi and ToI Staff
Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki (second from right) and pro-Palestinian activists prepare to board a flotilla headed for Gaza, June 21, 2015 (Moncef Marzouki official Facebook page)
June 28, 2015, 10:58 pm
Israel to flotilla activists: Syria is thataway
As Gaza-bound ships approach, PM releases letter deriding their human rights bona fides; IDF set to intercept vessels, deport activists
By Tamar Pileggi
Palestinians hold their national flag during a rally to show support for activists aboard a flotilla heading for Gaza in a fresh bid to break Israel's blockade of the territory, in Gaza City, June 24, 2015. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
June 27, 2015, 6:04 pm
Four-boat flotilla set to reach Gaza within days
Anti-blockade activists include Arab Israeli MK, ex-Tunisian president; say they won’t resort to violence if intercepted by Israel
By Tamar Pileggi
Palestinians hold their national flag during a rally to show support for activists aboard a flotilla heading for Gaza in a fresh bid to break Israel's blockade of the territory, in Gaza City, June 24, 2015. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
June 26, 2015, 9:56 am
First ship in Gaza-bound flotilla sets sail from Crete
‘So long Gaza, we are coming,’ writes Arab MK aboard Marianne of Gothenburg, after unspecified delays hold up convoy
By ToI Staff
Arab-Israeli Knesset Member Basel Ghattas of the Joint (Arab) List in the Knesset, February 12, 2015 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 25, 2015, 4:31 pm
Blockade-busting flotilla sets sail for Gaza
Before boarding boat, Israeli-Arab lawmaker says it is his ‘moral obligation’ to highlight plight of Palestinian enclave
By Stuart Winer
Jeffrey Feltman briefing the Security Council at its meeting on the situation in the Middle East on June 24, 2015. (Devra Berkowitz/UN)
June 25, 2015, 8:08 am
UN chief says Gaza blockade-busting flotilla not helpful
Ban Ki-moon calls for lifting of closure, but believes ships’ attempt to reach Palestinian enclave won’t ease situation, top official says
By Joshua Davidovich
Arab Israeli parliament member MK Basel Ghattas of the Joint (Arab) List in the Knesset, February 12, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 23, 2015, 3:51 pm
Knesset votes to punish Arab MK over plans to join Gaza flotilla
Brouhaha in parliament as lawmakers trade barbs over decision to penalize Joint List lawmaker seeking to defy Israel’s blockade
By Avi Lewis
Arab-Israeli parliament member Hanin Zoabi seen during a special press conference of Arab MKs at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, October 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 22, 2015, 9:41 am
Firebrand MK: ‘Any normal person’ would sail in Gaza flotilla
‘We’re Palestinians first, MKs second,’ Hanin Zoabi explains amid uproar over party colleague’s intention to run blockade
By Avi Lewis
A Sa'ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli navy. (YouTube screen capture)
June 22, 2015, 2:06 am
Israeli army preparing to block Gaza flotilla
Navy monitoring boats planning to break blockade; Bennett: We evacuated the Strip and got flotillas in return
By ToI Staff
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