AL CHIEF CONDEMNS ISRAELI PIRACY

From Xinhua News Agency: STORY: AL CHIEF CONDEMNS ISRAELI PIRACY DATELINE: July 20, 2011 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: Cairo INTRO The Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi has condemned the Israeli naval forces' action against a French ship. The Israeli navy has intercepted the ship heading to the Gaza Strip in defiance of its blockade of the coastal enclave. PKG The Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi urged the international community and the UN Security Council to take strict steps regarding the Israeli action. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) GENERAL NABIL AL-ARABY, ARAB LEAGUE OFFICIAL "I call on the international community, represented in the Security Council, to adopt a decisive position towards the Israeli activities of naval piracy. I express the Arab League solidarity with the international campaign launched by activists and non-government organizations to lift the Israeli blockade imposed on Gaza." On Tuesday, Israeli naval forces intercepted the French ship carrying with humanitarian aid a Powered by www.newslook.com

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