|
Trending Topics
|
Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/23/us-urges-gaza-aid-delivery-over-land/
U.S. Says Upcoming Gaza Flotilla Is "Not Responsible"
(Washington Times) Eli Lake - The State Department is urging Lebanon and organizers of an upcoming aid flotilla to Gaza to deliver the supplies over land to avoid confrontation with Israel's military. "As we continue to make clear to involved parties, mechanisms exist for the transfer of humanitarian assistance to Gaza by member states and groups that want to do so," the State Department said in a statement Wednesday. "Direct delivery by sea is neither appropriate, nor responsible, and certainly not effective." "We, along with our partners in the [Mideast] Quartet, urge all those wishing to deliver goods to do so through established channels so that their cargo can be inspected and transferred via land crossings into Gaza."