Gaza aid flotilla attacked, 10 killed

[boaz]

Iran needs to hurry up with those nukes. trust me, know one is gonna miss israel. get those centrifuges rolling.

boaz Reviewed by boaz on 05-31-2010. Gaza aid flotilla attacked, 10 killed Israeli forces have attacked the international aid convoy Freedom Flotilla en route to the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 50 injured. The attack came on Monday morning after one of the six ships in the convoy was hit by Israeli navy forces before being stormed by commandos descending from helicopters. The interception reportedly took place in international waters, more than 150km (90 miles) off the coast of Gaza. Israel had earlier deployed Rating: 5

[WIlDuce1883]

Iran needs to hurry up with those nukes. trust me, know one is gonna miss israel. get those centrifuges rolling.

The only thing is Iran is not using their nuclear energy for nukes. Recently, they condemned all nations including Israel that have nuclear warheads.

Israel does not have to take part in the NPT. Double standard.

I like how Zionists seem to think Ahmadinejad is the leader of Iran when he is only merely their president. The clerics are the deciders.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUB3VvF5Kks

[boaz]

Reminiscent of the USS Liberty attack

USS Liberty Memorial

true. they jammed all cell phones, too. I wonder if Turkish war ships were called at first and then recalled, just like our war ships were withdrawn from the Liberty rescue.

The Turkish P.M. is calling this "state sponsored terror" and "piracy". They were in international waters when they were pirated by the IDF.

Even the UN is calling a meeting. they won't do a damn thing but ...

anyways, another sad story from Gaza. thanks for keeping on top of it. This thread was the first I heard of it.

[killerweed420]

My hope is this is the straw that finally breaks the camels back. We have allowed Isreal to be a rogue terrorist nation for too long and its time for the international community to do something about it. The terrorism has got to end and if it takes nukes to end it then so be it. I think like most Americans I'm tired of all the focus of the world to constantly be pointed at the middle east. They are incapable of living together as decent human beings, the jews are just as bad or worse than the islamics. Its time to let them settle it once and for all so the rest of the world can have a little peace for a change.

[gypski]

Israel the first country to storm a ship with guns loaded with paint balls. If you are dumb enough to believe that.

Time to put the Zionists in the place. They all need to take a chill pill and quit starving people. :wtf:

[gypski]

Israel the first country to storm a ship with guns loaded with paint balls. If you are dumb enough to believe that.

Time to put the Zionists in their place. They all need to take a chill pill and quit starving people. :wtf:

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Mohamad Shmaysani

31/05/2010 Israeli commentators described what had happened Monday at dawn in the international waters as a â??brutal ambush at sea.â?�

Ynetâ??s Ron Ben-Yisha recounted Israelâ??s explanation of the â??operation; a tale that portrayed navy commandos as peace pigeons and activists including noble prize laureates and intellectuals as rioters.

He said that â??when navy commandos slid down the vessel, passengers pulled out bats, clubs, and slingshots assaulting soldiers, who were only equipped with paintball rifles used to dispersed minor protests and handguns.â?�

Despite the censorship imposed on the circumstance of the â??operationâ??, one commando managed to speak out to establish that Israeli peace pigeons were on the defensive when they stormed the flotilla in international waters and killed 19 people, because he saw â??the tip of a rifle sticking out of the stairwell.â??

But is this still a digestible story?

The first panel debate at the "Democracy and its Challenges'" conference sponsored by the French Embassy in cooperation with Haaretz got off to a stormy start Monday.

Pro-Israel French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy expressed shock at the â??events.â?�
"â?¦in the war of images, in the war of pictures and propaganda, it seems to me that the Israeli government that you represent is just losing this war," Levy said. "They are destructive not only for the image of the government of Israel - this is of no importance; when democratic governments fail, they are replaced. The damage that concerns me is to the country to which I'm bound unconditionally. This seems more dangerous than a military failure."

Haaretz criticized the Israeli government handling of the â??incidentâ?? saying that â??the government failed the test of results.
â??Monday's bloodshed cannot be dismissed with claims that the demonstrators attacked IDF commandos with guns and other weapons. This type of excuse shifts responsibility from the political and military decision-makers to the soldiers, who acted in the heat of combat and for fear of their lives. It may be convenient to Netanyahu and his partners in government to present the battle as a local incident that escalated â?? but they cannot escape responsibility for the crisis,â?� Haaretz said.

The Israeli massacre drew worldwide condemnation, perhaps the first at this scale since decades. Hours after Israel committed the heinous crime, the UNSC held an emergency session, the NATO will hold a similar meeting Tuesday and the Arab League will convene, at a low level, on Tuesday as well.

Al-ManarTV:: Tale of Israeli Soldier Being Peace Pigeon Indigestible Anymore 31/05/2010

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UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco has called on Israel to end its "unacceptable" blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Fernandez-Taranco, who was speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, said that Israel's Monday attack on peace activists on a flotilla of ships off the coast of Gaza would not have happened without the blockade.

He was speaking in proxy for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, DPA reported.

The UN official also called for a thorough investigation into the Israeli military assault on the ships.

Fernandez-Taranco stated that the incident happened when all efforts should be focusing on confidence-building and on promoting talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

The UN Security Council started an emergency meeting on Monday after Turkey called for a meeting on the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla.

The Israeli navy attacked the Freedom Flotilla, which was carrying humanitarian assistance to Gaza, in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea early on Monday, killing at least 20 people on board the six ships, mostly Turkish nationals.

About 50 others were injured, according to Palestinian sources.

UN tells Israel to end siege of Gaza

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The Minister for Foreign Affairs has accused Israel of kidnapping Irish citizens in international waters.

Micheál Martin is furious after Israel announced it would deport all foreign nationals seized from a convoy of ships carrying aid to Gaza.

Israel launched an attack on the flotilla overnight, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens more.

Seven Irish passport holders have been taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod from where it is planned to deport them. One has already signed papers agreeing to the move.

But Minister Martin said he has told the Israeli Ambassador Dr Zion Evrony that the Government wants these Irish citizens released immediately.

"The Israeli government requires people to sign papers so that they can be deported," Minister Martin said. "But of course these people did not enter Israel illegally.

"They were essentially kidnapped from international waters, taken into Israel.. And now they are being asked to sign a document almost confirming that they entered illegally.

"And we think that is unacceptable.

"I have said this to the Ambassador - it makes no sense. These people should be released unconditionally."

The Israeli Ambassador defended his country's actions.

Dr Evrony said he is neither ashamed nor embarrassed by what happened, but he stated that he would convey the views of the Irish Government to his country's government.

He made the remarks after meeting Minister Martin at Iveagh house this evening.

Dr Evrony said he did not belive relations between Ireland and Israel had been damaged.

Martin: Irish citizens 'kidnapped' in international waters | Irish Examiner