freedom flotilla ii paul murphy is an irish member of the european parliament mep and participated in both the first and second convoys he is an elected official has been with them since the beginning and is almost certainly privy to more information on the flotilla than say howard jacobson if his words given to newsmedia cannot be taken as official statements praytell what can ismail haniyeh or would you prefer the ayatollah one of you has a jewish barnstar another has his name translated into hebrew on his page i wonder what you all have in common that motivates you to edit this article the way you do