Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: fronte legale contro le flottille

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=223787
Lawyers, not IDF, at forefront of battle against flotilla
By RON FRIEDMAN
06/06/2011 02:42
Shurat HaDin aims to prevent blockade breach by bringing lawsuits in
the US against companies offering services to participating ships.
In an effort to prevent the upcoming flotilla into Gaza, the Shurat
HaDin Law Center has threatened lawsuits against companies offering
services to the participating ships.
In letters to maritime insurance firms and satellite communications
companies, Shurat HaDin, an independent non-profit organization, has
warned that any companies that provide services that assist in the
breach of the Israeli blockade on Gaza will be sued in the United
States for aiding the Hamas terrorist organization.
“There is no need for Israeli soldiers to repel down ropes in order to
stop the next flotilla – all that’s needed is some courage and
original thinking,” said Shurat HaDin’s Director Nitsana Darshan-
Leitner.
Darshan-Leitner told The Jerusalem Post that Shurat HaDin had recently
approached mobile satellite services company Inmarsat – the only
company that provides communications and navigations services to ships
that sail in the region – requesting that they refuse to provide their
services to ships participating in the flotilla.
“We informed them that if they do so, they will be in violation of the
American Neutrality Act, which prohibits aiding a group in their
struggle against the military of an ally country,” said Darshan-
Leitner. “Since Imarsat has offices in the US, the law binds them.”
The group has also sent letters to 30 of the top maritime insurance
companies in the world announcing their intent to sue if they provide
insurance to ships participating in the flotilla.
“Every boat that travels from any country’s seaports or marinas needs
to have maritime insurance,” explained Darshan-Leitner. “Without
insurance, a ship is not permitted to set sail. Yet, the maritime
insurance companies insuring the boats utilized by the Gaza Flotilla
surely have no idea that the passenger boats that they are
indemnifying are being used by the organizers to run the coastal
blockade, violently challenge the IDF and smuggle weapons into Gaza.
No legitimate insurance company nor its shareholders would reasonably
agree to insure an expedition like that.
“As such, we have begun to send letters placing the maritime insurance
companies on notice concerning the Gaza Flotilla, and warning them
that if they provide insurance (a necessary component in the effort to
smuggle contraband to the terrorists) that they themselves will be
legally liable for any future terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas,”
she continued.
Darshan-Leitner said that the group had considered the possibility
that the insurance companies would agree to insure the ships up to the
moment they enter Israel’s territorial waters, and then be able to say
that they entered them without their knowledge and permission, but
argued that such a position would likely not hold up in court.
According to Shurat HaDin, The Israeli government and military are
extremely adept at adopting to new military threats and battlefield
surprises, but are less adept at facing challenges to Israel’s
legitimacy.
“We have no criticism about the IDF, we simply think that the war on
the flotilla should not be left for the Special Forces to fight alone.
There are various ways to prevent, postpone, limit and avert the
danger – and force isn’t always the best way,” said Darshan- Leitner.
She said that as far as she knew, the Israeli government had not taken
similar steps down corporate and legal paths.
The group has already received assurances from the world’s largest
maritime insurance company, Lloyd’s, that they would not insure ships
participating in the flotilla, as well as an agreement from the
International Union of Marine Insurance that they would send their
requests to all their members.
“As you correctly point out in your letter, Hamas is subject to UK and
EU terrorist-financing sanctions. As such, any vessel identified as
being owned or controlled by that organization would not be permitted
to be insured by underwriters at Lloyd’s, or any other EU insurer. The
Lloyd’s Market has robust systems in place to ensure international
sanctions are followed, and therefore any underwriter identifying an
insured or prospective insured acting on behalf of, or for the benefit
of Hamas, would not insure such a risk,” wrote Lloyd’s Senior Manager
of International Regulatory Affairs, Andy Wragg in response to Shurat
HaDin’s letter.

 Lawyers, not IDF, at forefront of battle against flotilla
insomma, adesso vogliono dire che è lecito ammazzare i flotilleri
ancor prima di sparare un colpo...