Does the chairman Per Gahrton of the Swedish Palestinian Solidarity Group want to defy International Law?
Monday, May 24, 2010 Does Per Garhton Want to Defy International Law? The Swedish Social Democrat organ, the daily Aftonbladet, reports in a recent article that certain Swedish individuals are going to “risk their lives for the Palestinians” by sailing as part of the project known as “Ship to Gaza”. As Israel has decided to stop the “humanitarian” convoy, Swedish politician Per Gahrton has determined that the Swedes onboard should fear for their lives. Gahrton is a veteran Swedish parliamentarian who served as a member of both the Liberal and Green parties, and was also a representative for Sweden in the European Parliament. In the article Gahrton recalls an event that happened some 20 years ago when 3 Fatah members were killed in a car bombing—according to Gahrton this was due to their purchase of a ship that would transport some 130 Palestinians illegally back to the Palestinian territories. The ship in question was later sunk, although it is unclear who was responsible for this. Bas
