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Sun, 07/03/2011 - 9:43am

SOME see a parallel with the Exodus, the ship filled with Jewish refugees that tried to break the British blockade of Palestine in 1947 and helped sway world opinion toward Zionism. Others are struck by the insistence on transporting basic aid -- food and cement -- when it is no longer needed.

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