Hamas scatters ashes of Gaza-bound flotilla dead on militants' graves

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Members of the Islamic Hamas movement Saturday scattered ashes from the nine Turkish activists killed by Israeli naval forces during the interception of their Gaza-bound flotilla on the graves of Hamas militants killed in Gaza.

The dust of the Turkish activists was brought to Gaza by campaigners form the aid convoy Lifeline 5 - which arrived in the coastal enclave on Thursday, Hamas officials said.

Mahmoud Zahar, a senior Hamas leader who scattered the ashes on Hamas militants' graves, told reporters that "this action reiterates the strong ties between the Turkish people and the Palestinians in confronting Israel."

He added "those campaigners of the freedom flotilla, had sacrificed themselves and their blood for breaking the siege imposed on Gaza. Today the dusts are mixed upon the request of the families of the Turkish victims."

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http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/hamas-scatters-ashes-of-gaza-bound-flotilla-dead-on-militants-graves-1.320762

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1. One of the Haaretz talkbacks...

Wrong move - the families should have requested they be scattered among the graves of the countless innocents who've died at the hands of the IDF - NOT those of militants!
WeCan2 24.10.1007:01

All this does is feed Israeli hasbara and the claims - made by IT and Israel apologists to justify their murder - that the activists were terrorists. Expect the talkback to exemplify this. The jackals will be on a feeding frenzy!

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2. I doubt that the ashes of victims were actually sprinkled...

dust or dirt from graves would have been used. Cremation is proscribed for Muslims. The victims were buried according to Islamic law.

This article plays fast and loose with many details.