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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/navy-takes-over-rachel-corrie-without-incident-1.294382
Israel Navy Takes Over New Gaza Aid Ship Without Incident
(Ha'aretz) Yanir Yagna, Barak Ravid and Anshel Pfeffer - IDF naval commandos took control Saturday of the Rachel Corrie, a ship trying to breach the maritime blockade on Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces said Saturday that the activists on board did not enter into any confrontations with the troops. The boat was brought to Ashdod port for inspection of its cargo. "Today we saw the difference between a flotilla of peace activists - with whom we disagree, but whose right to a different opinion we respect - and a flotilla of hate organized by violent, terrorism-supporting extremists," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.