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Arab MK who was on broad Turkish ship says she isn't surprised by
looting affair

Knesset Member Hanin Zoabi said Thursday she is not surprised by
revelations that IDF troops looted Turkish Gaza-bound ships, and that
she had filed a complaint over the matter earlier.



"People who come to kill have no problem stealing," she said. "I'm not
surprised at all."



The Arab MK said that following the Turkish flotilla's arrival, she
sent a letter to the justice minister, internal security minister, and
defense minister, demanding that authorities look into the
disappearance of personal belongings on the ships.



Looting Affair

Army shocked by 'flotilla looters' / Hanan Greenberg

Probe of soldiers suspected of stealing, selling goods from Turkish
Gaza-bound ship evokes anger, embarrassment among army officials,
politicians. 'If this is true, there must be a serious problem in the
army,' senior officer says.

Zoabi said her letter, as well as a similar letter by legal lobby
group Adalah, did not receive any response.

"Everything that happened on board the ship was an act of pirates…the
state cultivates a culture of criminality," she said. "If such culture
grants legitimacy to killing people, is it any wonder that belongings
are being stolen from passengers?"

Probe of soldiers suspected of stealing, selling goods from Turkish
Gaza-bound ship evokes anger, embarrassment among army officials,
politicians. 'If this is true, there must be a serious problem in the
army,' senior officer says.
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