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Scoop Coverage: Gaza Flotilla Attack & NZ Reaction

PM’s Presser Audio: Gaza Inquiry Far From Certain

The head of New Zealand’s Law Commission has been tipped to lead a United Nations inquiry into last week’s deadly flotilla raid – but Prime Minister John Key says nothing is certain. More>>

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Scoop Audio: Palmer Picked For Possible Probe

Scoop's Selwyn Manning and Radio Adelaide's Peter Godfrey discuss how the United Nations secretary general has approached Sir Geoffrey Palmer to chair an inquiry into the killing by Israeli commandos of seven Turkish activists onboard an aid ship heading to Gaza while in international waters. More>>

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Photos: Wellington Demonstration Against Israel: 5 June

More than 200 people today marched through Wellington city to demand that Isreal lift the blockade on Gaza, and that the New Zealand Government expel the Israeli ambassador and close down the Israeli Embassy in New Zealand. More>>

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As Kiwi Heads Home: IDF "Gaza Flotilla Weapons" Photos From 2006/03?

Claims by the Israeli Defence Force that photos show items found on board the attacked Gaza flotilla are inconsistent with data recorded by the cameras in some of the image files.

[Updated: Photos time-stamped '2006' and '2010' appear to both contain the same saw/grinder, which supports the explanation that the discrepancy is due to incorrect date settings on the cameras.] More>>

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More To Come: The Lone Ship Of The Freedom Flotilla

Following Israel's criminal raid in international waters on May 31st, the Rachel Corrie MV continues to sail towards the Gaza coastline in defiance of Israeli threats. More>>

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The Kiwi Angle: Statement From The Family Of Nicola Enchmarch

The New Zealand family of Nicola Enchmarch would like to request privacy at this difficult time. New Zealand’s Honorary Consul in Israel visited Nicola yesterday (local time) and reported that she is being well treated and is in good health... More>>

Comment & Responses: Military Takeover Of The Flotilla On Its Way To Gaza

Association for Civil Rights in Israel admonishes the military takeover of the flotilla on its way to Gaza, is appalled by its outcomes; calls for an independent thorough investigation. More>>

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New Zealand: Gordon Campbell On The Need For New Zealand To Condemn The Gaza Blockade

The Israeli attack on the Turkish aid convoy to Gaza, and its subsequent slaughter of the civilians on board is being condemned around the world.

That the commando raid was mounted in order to prevent the delivery of medical aid, building supplies and other humanitarian assistance to the inhabitants of Gaza is particularly repulsive.

The Israeli blockade in the wake of its late 2008/early 2009 military offensive has caused the Gazan economy to collapse – leaving some 70% of Gazans to subsist, as the Guardian reports, on less than $1 a day, with 75% now reliant on food aid and 60% having no daily access to water. More>>

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