{"id":145,"date":"2010-06-01T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-01T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/06\/israeli-flotilla.html"},"modified":"2010-06-01T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-01T10:30:00","slug":"israeli-flotilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2010\/06\/israeli-flotilla.html","title":{"rendered":"United Nations, Muslim World, Some Jewish Groups Condemn Israel Flotilla Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&#8217;s raid on a flotilla of&nbsp;ships carrying aid for blockaded Gaza, resulting in the deaths of nine pro-Palestinian activists and injuries to seven Israeli soldiers, has prompted outcry and statements of concern from religious and political leaders around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Predictably, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/news\/article\/2010\/05\/31\/2739382\/j-street-apn-respond-to-gaza-flotilla-deaths#When:15:39:00Z\">most&nbsp;U.S. Jewish groups are firmly standing behind Israel<\/a>, with the exception of a few left-wing organizations, such as J Street and Americans for Peace Now, which have called for an independent investigation of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a sample of what the rest of the world is saying (<em>updated at 4:30 p.m. EST<\/em>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/06\/02\/world\/middleeast\/02nations.html?hp\">U.N. Security Council Condemns &#8216;Acts&#8217; in Israeli Raid <\/a>(New York Times)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/news\/article\/2010\/05\/31\/2739381\/vatican-concerned-following-activists-deaths#When:11:26:00Z\">Gaza Flotilla Deaths Spur Concerns, Condemnation<\/a> (JTA)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/news\/article\/2010\/05\/31\/2739383\/repercussions-of-gaza-activists-deaths-echo-thoughout-israel-world#When:16:56:00Z\">Israel Grapples with Fallout of Flotilla Violence <\/a>(JTA)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/turks-protest-israel-gaza-flotilla-sinking\/story?id=10793857\">Anger Against Israel Grows in Turkey <\/a>(ABC News)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org\/en1\/Articolo.asp?c=397167\">Fr. Lombardi: &#8216;Needless Loss of Life&#8217; in Naval Raid <\/a>(Vatican Radio)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/MiddleEast\/Article.aspx?id=177146\">Egypt Lifts Gaza Blockade Following Flotilla Raid <\/a>(Associated Press)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/?p=34903\">Army of Muhammad Returns?<\/a> (GetReligion)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/news\/article\/2010\/06\/01\/2739398\/with-flotilla-deaths-turkey-may-be-near-tipping-point-on-israel#When:16:54:01Z\">With flotilla deaths, Turkey may be near tipping point on Israel<\/a> (JTA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/vatican-spokesman-condemns-israeli-raid-on-aid-flotilla\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+catholicnewsagency\/dailynews+(CNA+Daily+News)&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Vatican spokesman condemns Israeli raid on aid flotilla <\/a>(Catholic News Agency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be interesting to see if Pope Benedict addresses this situation directly, given <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/05\/popewatch-benedict-prepares-for-cyprus-as-eastern-orthodox-leaders-convene.html\">his trip to Cyprus in a few days<\/a>. It&#8217;ll be hard to avoid the subject, given that the European\/Middle Eastern island&nbsp;is <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704875604575280230648120058.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us\">where the Free Gaza Movement (which organized the flotilla) is based<\/a>; in the <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20100530\/ap_on_re_eu\/eu_cyprus_pope_s_perils\">&#8220;political minefield&#8221; the pontiff has to navigate <\/a>there, it&#8217;s somewhat ironic that one thing that Greek and Turkish Cypriots in their own&nbsp;divided country can agree on is&nbsp;their Palestinian sympathies.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Check back for updates &#8212; I&#8217;ll post more links throughout the day &#8212;&nbsp;and share your thoughts in the Comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">*<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beliefnet\/beliefbeat\">Click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>subscribe to Belief Beat<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/a>and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/beliefbeat\">click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>follow Belief Beat on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&#8217;s raid on a flotilla of&nbsp;ships carrying aid for blockaded Gaza, resulting in the deaths of nine pro-Palestinian activists and injuries to seven Israeli soldiers, has prompted outcry and statements of concern from religious and political leaders around the world. Predictably, most&nbsp;U.S. Jewish groups are firmly standing behind Israel, with the exception of a few&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>United Nations, Muslim World, Some Jewish Groups Condemn Israel Flotilla Violence - Belief Beat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2010\/06\/israeli-flotilla.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"United Nations, Muslim World, Some Jewish Groups Condemn Israel Flotilla Violence - Belief Beat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Israel&#8217;s raid on a flotilla of&nbsp;ships carrying aid for blockaded Gaza, resulting in the deaths of nine pro-Palestinian activists and injuries to seven Israeli soldiers, has prompted outcry and statements of concern from religious and political leaders around the world. 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