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Another legal basis for Israel to intercept the Mavi Marmara
Here's one for the lawyers. Here's a brief legal analysis that concludes that Israel had the right to stop the Mavi Marmara on the high seas in May.Mavi Marmara records reveal that the ship was registered in the Comoros, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, while still flying the Turkish flag. This is important because, according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Article 110/d, a