Salon.com > Estelle http://www.salon.com Wed, 22 May 2013 19:48:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Israeli forces used “excessive force,” say Gaza boat activists http://www.salon.com/2012/10/22/israeli_forces_used_excessive_force_say_gaza_boat_activists/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/22/israeli_forces_used_excessive_force_say_gaza_boat_activists/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:24:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13048720 As Salon reported Sunday, Israeli forces this weekend blocked and rerouted the ship Estelle, carrying activists aiming to break to Gaza blockade and deliver humanitarian goods to Palestinians. Israeli activists traveling on board the Estelle have since reported harsh treatment by the marines who boarded their vessel to intercept its course.

"They used a completely disproportional amount of force against us," said Elik Elhanan, an Israeli peace activist who had sailed aboard the European ship Estelle. Via a press release, Elhanan described that naval ships surrounded their boat before marines boarded the Estelle. The activist said that the soldiers "used the taser to give me electric shocks." He added, "Even after they completed their takeover of the boat, they continued to use the taser and administer more shocks. But if they think they could deter me and those who sailed with me, they are mistaken."

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