Israel in Violation of Property Rights
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(ISTANBUL IHH) - Details of the pirate-like Israeli raid in international waters on the humanitarian aid flotilla in May 2010 emerged form the report of the UN Fact-finding Mission. The UN Report concludes that Israel violated passengers’ right to property by confiscating their personal property.
A range of crimes against humanity were committed during the Israeli attack that came on 31 May 2010 in international waters in the Mediterranean.
The Mavi Marmara report produced by the UN Fact-finding Mission documents the crimes perpetrated in the Israeli raid.
One of the crimes committed following the attack that killed several activists and wounded many others was arbitrary confiscation of personal property of the passengers, all humanitarian supplies onboard the boat and even the vessels in the flotilla themselves, the UN report says.
This includes cash, identification cards, computers and all personal belongings of the passengers were confiscated by Israel. The report concludes that Israel violated passengers’ right to property.
