Thousands in Istanbul rally against Israel

Published on June 1, 2012

Thousands of Turks in Istanbul rallied against Israel Thursday, marking the second anniversary of an Israel Defense Forces raid on the Mavi Marmara ship that was part of a flotilla that claimed to be carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.

No arms found on ship intercepted by Israel

Published on April 23, 2012

Israeli naval forces did not find any arms on a ship intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea.

Report: U.S. to offer Turkey major role in Mideast talks if it stops Gaza flotilla

Published on June 3, 2011

The U.S. government is considering to offer Turkey a deal in which Ankara would stop a second Gaza flotilla that is due to depart later this month in exchange for the opportunity to host an Israeli-Palestinian peace summit in Ankara, the Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman reported Friday.

Netanyahu to UN Chief: Upcoming Gaza flotilla must be stopped

Published on April 1, 2011

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday to stop the impending flotilla that is supposed to set sail to the Gaza Strip in May.

Israel seizes ship carrying weapons for Gaza strip [VIDEO]

Published on March 15, 2011

Israel's Navy intercepted a ship bound for Egypt that the Israeli military said was smuggling weapons for use by terror organizations in the Gaza Strip.Israel's Navy intercepted a ship bound for Egypt that the Israeli military said was smuggling weapons for use by terror organizations in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu: Israel will not apologize to Turkey

Published on December 28, 2010

Israel will not apologize to Turkey for the interception of and loss of life on board a Gaza-bound ship.

Holocaust remembrance—Exodus redux

By Julie G Fax
Published on November 8, 2007

Over the last several years, in anticipation of the voyage's 60th anniversary, survivors of the Exodus have been asked to share their stories in an effort to solidify Exodus' place in history, before all that is left are the fictionalized and romanticized versions of the 1958 Leon Uris novel or the 1960 Otto Preminger film (and even those are already being forgotten). Among the recent projects are "Exodus 1947," a 1997 documentary film by Venice resident Elizabeth Rodgers, and a new release of journalist Ruth Gruber's account of the voyage, "Exodus 1947: The Ship that Launched a Nation" (October 2007, Union Square Press).

The Story of the Exodus Remains Powerful

By Aaron Leibel
Published on January 20, 2000

The story of the Exodus ship -- immortalized in a novel by Leon Uris and converted into a movie -- was an important marker in the struggle for the resurrection of the Jewish state.