Small good news: WEAPONS TO ISRAEL STOPPED

The Guardian is reporting that thanks to Amnesty International, Greek and maybe some other EU officials, the weapons shipment that was due to leave Greece for Israel this week has been stopped and for now, "no EU member state will allow their ports or other facilities to be used to transit these or any other weapons to any of the parties to this conflict."

Link to the Guardian Story:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/15/pentagon-munitions-israel-gaza

HERE below is the contact address of the German Shipping Company that was going to deliver the weapons to Israel. I urge all readers to contact the company and "bombard" them with emails and calls to STOP ALL WEAPONS TRANSPORT to Israel NOW and FOREVER!!!

Oskar Wehr KG (GmbH & Co.)
Baltic Carrée
Am Kaiserkai 13, 20457 Hamburg
Postfach 110808, 20408 Hamburg

Tel: +49 40 808068-0
Fax: +49 40 808068-280
Email:

info@wehrship.de

peace,
ninetto

ninetto

Additions

Thanks to the Greek Protests

15.01.2009 18:55

ADDITION/UPDATE
Actually, after more careful reading of the article, it was not Amnesty Int. alone, or the EU politicos, but also
local protests who had at least the effect of "delaying" the transport...

"But after a two week stand-off, amid local protests in Greece, it moved out into the Mediterranean two days ago and disappeared off tracking websites"

KEEP THE HEAT ON the MERCHANTS of DEATH!

ninetto

Cargo NOT stopped for good - action needed to stop it

17.01.2009 11:51

Hi all,

although the cargo's been delayed, and refused entry in Greece, there's no indication from any of the news coverage that it's been stopped altogether, and the ship has now apparently gone off the radar.

Action's still needed NOW to stop the ship from going on to Israel, or loading its cargo onto other ships to feed to Israel.

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=558

Ship Spotter

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so where is the Wehr Elbe now?

15.01.2009 19:48

sorry if I have missed something but where has the Wehr Elbe and its cargo gone now that it cannot be tracked?

Fiona

aaanarchists

15.01.2009 21:05

thANX to the aNARCHISTS THE BOATS R GETTING STUCK ....keep up with the good work guys ....TOTAL @

aaa

red herring

16.01.2009 01:48

Haifas port is deep enough to accept this shipment of munitions directly. Just like two years ago arms were shipped from the US through the UK when they could have flown them directly. This is some sort of bizarre trap that hasn't sprung. Anyone waiting for an improvement when Obama gains office, please stick you head in the sand for real, for at least 20 minutes.

Daniel

Embargo

16.01.2009 11:12

Surely by now, and considering the recent attacks on Lebanon there is a compelling case (on the basis of international law/war crimes) for the foreseeable ongoing embargo of arms sales to Israel. Of course it would have to be on a national level as the UN Security Council would be vetoed by the US.

Offence Worker

hunger strike

16.01.2009 17:46

maria on hunger strike for gaza outside parliament 24/7 come and support her

http://www.peacestrike.org.uk/

hunger strike
Homepage: http://www.peacestrike.org.uk/

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