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Merchant Marine Donating Member (650 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-31-10 03:53 AM
Response to Reply #13
15. They were inside the Israeli EEZ of 68nm
Under the Law of the Sea that gives Israel the right to a search of the vessels. Same thing would've happened if they'd tried to resist the USCG.
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  - Why Is Everybody Picking on the Jews?  SoDesuKa   May-31-10 07:10 AM   #40 
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  - Even if the activists did go crazy while being confronted by armed men jumping out of helicopters  Arrowhead2k1   May-31-10 03:46 AM   #13 
  - They were inside the Israeli EEZ of 68nm  Merchant Marine   May-31-10 03:53 AM   #15 
     - They were in international waters, and that so-called exclusion zone is illegal...  Violet_Crumble   May-31-10 04:20 AM   #17 
     - Exclusive Economic Zone, perfectly legal.  Merchant Marine   May-31-10 04:22 AM   #19 
        - They were in international waters and I don't give a toss what you claim to be...  Violet_Crumble   May-31-10 04:27 AM   #20 
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     - That's correct. Apparently Israel extended its territorial waters in the past 24hrs...  Violet_Crumble   May-31-10 06:02 AM   #27 
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  - Deleted message  Name removed   May-31-10 06:31 AM   #33 
  - I'm really hoping it won't  Tripmann   May-31-10 06:38 AM   #35 
  - I totally agree, and I'm sure the vast majority of DUers do as well n/t  Violet_Crumble   May-31-10 06:46 AM   #38 
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  - Looks like the meetings off  Tripmann   May-31-10 09:18 AM   #45 
 

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