US Group Raising Money for 'Gaza Flotilla'

Here is a story not widely talked about yet, but will shortly come to the national forefront. In fact, the reason this event occurred may only have been to draw more attention to ‘Israel’s Gaza blockade.’ The organizers must know that their mission will be legally challenged by many, once the information comes to light. 

On the evening of Thursday, August 5, the NYC 23^rd Street Marina became the launching site for a fundraiser, a cruise on the ‘Paddlewheel Queen down the East River past the Statue of Liberty, to raise $370,000 to buy and sail an American vessel that will challenge the Israeli blockade of Gaza in October. The ship is to be named “Audacity of Hope” as per President Obama’s book and was conceived by a good friend of his, Palestinian Rashid Khalidi. (Let’s recall that Barack Obama spoke at Khalidi’s going away dinner event in Chicago which was attended by many pro-Palestinians whose viewpoints are in line with Reverand Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, and Bernadine Dohrn.)

About 400 people bought tickets for this 3-hour cruise, as well as pledged thousands of dollars in donations and bought auctioned art. The intend of the group USTOGAZA that planned this event is to appeal to Americans to “break the blockade of Gaza” and are soliciting donations on their website.

If you are interested in the details of who are members of this organization, who attended the fundraiser and who are the large donators, see links below.

However, there is a far more important issue that must be talked about regarding their mission: that is the point that our country has laws that prevent individuals and groups from dealing with terrorist organizations. USTOGAZA intends to “challenge US foreign policy and affirm the universal obligation to uphold human rights and international law.” Rashid Khalidi and his organization must realize that there are laws against this activity of interfering and supporting terrorists groups like Hamas in Gaza.  What is truly astonishing is that Rashid Khalidi is proving how confident he is with President Obama’s support, that he will be immune to any prosecution by Eric Holder’s Department. In addition, one has to wonder what President Obama is going to do about the use of his book’s title connection to this organization’s political agenda.

Hey, Mayor Bloomberg, New Yorker’s are going to want to know where you stand on this one. Getting it right is very important.

Links:

mondoweiss.net/2010/08/young-palestinian-americans-take-leadership-role-in-us-campaign-for-gaza.html

palestinenote.com/cs/blogs/news/archive/2010/08/06/watch-support-gathers-to-send-new-us-boat-to-gaza.aspx

www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/08/us_to_gaza_a_charade_that_must.html