Lawyers Without Borders supports flotilla’s accusations over Italy and Spain’s betrayal

International law advocacy group Lawyers Without Borders (LWB) has publicly supported the accusation by the humanitarian Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) fleet of volunteer-crewed aid boats that Spain and Italy – which provided ships to escort the flotilla but are not offering it military defence – have refused to give it the protection it needs to reach Gaza with its cargo of baby food, medicines and other essentials during Israel’s criminal starvation blockade.

Spain backs down on its supposed commitment to the flotilla

In a statement, LWB said:

We support the Flotilla’s complaint, which issued a statement overnight stating that it believes Madrid has refused to provide it with “the protection necessary to reach” the shores of Gaza with humanitarian aid. “Through action and omission, the Spanish government becomes complicit in what may happen.”

The same applies to the hypocritical Italian government, which, by violating international law, shifts responsibility for the criminal actions that may be carried out by the terrorist government of Israel onto the victims. This is the only true terrorist and fascist organization in the Middle East, which claims to dictate even Palestinian territorial waters by preventing anyone from crossing the exclusion zone designated by Israel in international waters 120 nautical miles (193 km) from Gaza.

The Spanish government has indicated it will do no more than rescue survivors of any attack, while the Italians tried to pressure the flotilla into surrendering its cargo and abandoning its voyage; Greece said it would protect the flotilla, but only while it was in Greek waters.

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