Israel Reportedly Attacks Palestinian Aid Flotilla

[bashi]

"Video taken by IDF naval boat shows the passengers of the Mavi Marmara, one of the ships in the 'Free Gaza' Flotilla, violently attacking IDF soldiers who were trying to board the ship after having sent repeated requests for the boat to change course":

http://www.youtube.com/user/idfnadesk



in international waters....

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[viking]

I have been totally aghast with why folks have not seen the truth with whats going on here with the Palestinians, and aid for them...God bless them...

Lets hope this wakes up the masses into the realisation of whats what!!!

viking

[irishspirit]

Posted by viking (here)
I have been totally aghast with why folks have not seen the truth with whats going on here with the Palestinians, and aid for them...God bless them...

Lets hope this wakes up the masses into the realisation of whats what!!!

viking

Beautiful idea, but only a dream. The sheeple will watch the propaganda machine kick in a blame it all on the folks on the boat.

Fact is, I feel this was planned by all concerne, Turkey included as a means for war

[HORIZONS]

Posted by Rocky_Shorz (here)




Come on President Obama, people don't need to be psychic to know you left much unsaid...

You don't need to go for a second term do what's right and stop this war from moving forward...

More than likely O-bomb-a is a one term pawn to really set things up for the next viper. You watch, a hard core republican will be next.

[Rocky_Shorz]

pictures of the WMDs found on board...

[Majorion]

Posted by Rocky_Shorz (here)
pictures of the WMDs found on board...

Don't know what you are talking about here. I see knives, various tools, maybe even plastique explosive equipment, but no "WMDs".

The photograph is from the following domain: idfspokesperson.files.wordpress.com "IDF Spokesperson" - in other words how do you know this picture isn't cooked (set up), don't you find it odd everything is thrown in front of the camera on top of a flag no less?

[Tuza]

I am really sorry for saying this everyone because it makes me look like I am one side and not another, but I do not trust Israel one iota. I have seen how they bombed and killed four UN people who they knew it was only them by repeated requests, please dont bomb us we are UN people and still they sent a 1,000 lb bomb as a direct hit and then said later oh gee it was a mistake. Crap, crap, crap, crap, you are a bunch of liars Israel and have an agenda. You dont have any respect for anyone's lives except those of the Jewish faith; well most of you I am sure there are one or two who can think.

[K626]

Posted by viking (here)
I have been totally aghast with why folks have not seen the truth with whats going on here with the Palestinians, and aid for them...God bless them...

Lets hope this wakes up the masses into the realisation of whats what!!!

viking

Israel will never accept a two state solution, all this stuff continues to compress Palestine into nothing. Normally I try not to get angry at this stuff cause the world tends to overlook almost anything Israel does these days and American blocks anti-Israeli UN resolutions...But this time it looks like Turkey might be a wild card they hadn't counted on. Really shameful behaviour not letting aid into help a people with shocking lackings in the basics for the last few years. But I know that history has started turning.

[Gita]

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Turkey threatens action; Israel on alert

New Delhi: Turkey has threatened Israel with unprecedented action after Israeli forces attacked an aid vessel, killing 10 peace activists headed to Gaza.

Israel said 10 people died while those on the ship said at least 15 were killed.

A shocked world has responded with outrage. Turkey recalled its ambassador to Israel and warned of unprecedented and incalculable reprisals.

Two Turkish activists were reported to be among those killed in the flotilla. Ankara warned that further supply vessels will be sent to Gaza, escorted by the Turkish Navy, a development with unpredictable consequences.

Israel has sounded an alert throughout the country fearing rocket attacks by Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The Arab League has called an urgent meeting on Tuesday to decide on a common response. Egypt is under pressure to end the blockade of Gaza while Greece has cancelled a military exercise with Isreal.

The world is waiting for the response from Washington, how will President Obama react to the provocation from America's closest ally.

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http://ibnlive.in.com/news/turkey-th.../116743-2.html

[Gita]

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US activist loses eye after being shot in face with tear gas canister


US citizen Emily Henochowicz was shot directly in the face with a tear gas canister as she non-violently demonstrated against the Flotilla massacre


An American solidarity activist was shot in the face with a tear gas canister during a demonstration in Qalandiya, today. Emily Henochowicz is currently in Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem undergoing surgery to remove her left eye, following the demonstration that was held in protest to Israel’s murder of at least 10 civilians aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in international waters this morning.

21-year old Emily Henochowicz was hit in the face with a tear gas projectile fired directly at her by an Israeli soldier during the demonstration at Qalandiya checkpoint today. Israeli occupation forces fired volleys of tear gas at unarmed Palestinian and international protesters, causing mass panic amongst the demonstrators and those queuing at the largest checkpoint separating the West Bank and Israel.

"They clearly saw us," said Sören Johanssen, a Swedish ISM volunteer standing with Henochowicz. "They clearly saw that we were internationals and it really looked as though they were trying to hit us. They fired many canisters at us in rapid succession. One landed on either side of Emily, then the third one hit her in the face."

Henochowicz is an art student at the prestigious Cooper Union, located in East Village, Manhattan.

The demonstration was one of many that took place across the West Bank today in outrage over the Israeli military’s attack on the Gaza freedom flotilla and blatant violation of international law.

Demonstrations also took place in inside Israel, Gaza and Jerusalem, with clashes occuring in East Jerusalem and Palestinian shopkeepers in the occupied Old City closing their businesses for the day in protest.

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Continued here.

[K626]

We wait with intrigue to see what will come down from Obamarama.

[K626]

Israel/Egypt: Choking Gaza Harms Civilians
US, EU, Security Council Should Demand Greater Access for Food and Fuel
February 18, 2009

A family takes cover under the ruins of their house in Jabaliya. February 17, 2009.
© 2009 Reuters
Related Materials:
Deprived and Endangered: Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip

Israel’s major military operation destroyed many lives and dramatically worsened Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. Security concerns do not justify the collective punishment of 1.5 million people by keeping out the aid and supplies they desperately need.
Fred Abrahams, senior emergencies researcher at Human Rights Watch

(Jerusalem) – Israel should urgently end its unlawful restrictions on desperately needed humanitarian aid and basic goods entering Gaza, Human Rights Watch said today. Security concerns do not justify overly broad limitations on the delivery of food, fuel, and other essential supplies.

Since the end of major military operations on January 18, 2009, Israel has continued to block the entry of significant amounts of food, fuel, cooking gas, and construction materials into Gaza, as well as access by aid workers. The supplies and personnel are needed to alleviate the suffering of civilians, many of whose homes and workplaces were destroyed during Israel’s recent military operation."

Been going on for quite some time now. Conditions for the populous of Gaza must be horrific.

[K626]

Michael Kieschnick

President of CREDO Mobile
Posted: June 1, 2010 01:36 AM

The U.S. Should Break the Gaza Blockade

Brutal violence is all too commonplace. But usually it is not public, as was the Israeli Navy's attack on the flotilla bringing aid to Gaza. The flotilla was designed to bring public attention to the plight of civilians of Gaza, and it has done so.

Israel's action, undisputedly in international waters, was an ill conceived act of piracy condemned by essentially every nation other than the United States. The seizure of the flotilla of civilian ships is the consequence of a government committed to defending the siege of Gaza at all costs rather than defending Israel itself.

The United States is Israel's primary friend. But when our friend does something so clearly wrong, it is our obligation to come to the aid of the victim and demonstrate that another path is not only possible but the right approach. To do otherwise serves neither the United States nor Israel.

There is no set of facts which justifies the deaths of the flotilla civilians. Instead, faced with near universal revulsion and condemnation, Israel is trying very hard to change the subject away from the humanitarian consequences of the siege, or away from its clearly illegal boarding of a ship far out in international waters, to instead focus on the resistance of a small number of people on the attacked ship. To illustrate even the inadequacy of this defense, just imagine if the ships had been American ships delivering aid to victims of a Pakistani earthquake which were attacked by Al Qaeda."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michae..._b_595628.html

[Lucid Jia]

Posted by bashi (here)
"Video taken by IDF naval boat shows the passengers of the Mavi Marmara, one of the ships in the 'Free Gaza' Flotilla, violently attacking IDF soldiers who were trying to board the ship after having sent repeated requests for the boat to change course":

http://www.youtube.com/user/idfnadesk



in international waters....

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If they were in international water, which it seems they were. Then the have the absolute right to defend themselves by any means from any invaders of their ship- according to international law.

[scanner]

It matters not who side you are on , I'm not remotley Jewish or Muslim or any faith for that matter, this flotilla was warned if you sail Israel will stop you . The flotilla WAS in international waters and did have the right to be their, the ship was attacked by pirates operating above international Law and boarded it . The people on board defended themselves best they could against far superior armed pirates .

So we have a situation where BOTH parties are to blame , I deplore any sort of violence no matter who you are or what you consider to be your god given ( ha ) right to take another life . They (both) parties only serve to injure themselves and the wider picture ourselves . It's no good blaming the Jewish people , it's no good blaming the flotilla folk , it's serves no purpose except TPTB.

[K626]

Posted by scanner (here)
It matters not who side you are on , I'm not remotley Jewish or Muslim or any faith for that matter, this flotilla was warned if you sail Israel will stop you . The flotilla WAS in international waters and did have the right to be their, the ship was attacked by pirates operating above international Law and boarded it . The people on board defended themselves best they could against far superior armed pirates .

So we have a situation where BOTH parties are to blame , I deplore any sort of violence no matter who you are or what you consider to be your god given ( ha ) right to take another life . They (both) parties only serve to injure themselves and the wider picture ourselves . It's no good blaming the Jewish people , it's no good blaming the flotilla folk , it's serves no purpose except TPTB.

Just to make my position clear. Israel is carrying out genocide by stealth against Gaza and Palestinians as a whole. It is a nuclear armed criminal rogue state that thus far has 152 UN resolutions against it. It is time Israel was dealt with by the international community.

[scanner]

You are crystal clear .

[Celine]

i do not believe everything i see or everything i am told..


Blurred vision is common these days...

Not to be to cliché..but

The time of reckoning has come...

Slave's..no more.

Together we awake, Together we rise, together we change.

[Enlightenment101]

Apparently someone from the USA was on board one of those smaller ships and he is reporting they came on board with weapons and paintball guns and Stun guns, and they were using them all on these people, they stunned a guy near this man, Im trying to find the interview now

[Tuza]

If we dont keep a lid on those darn Israeli's who shoot first and ask questions later whether it be man, woman and child then forget it the next exchange will be bloody nuclear or worse. Where are the world leader's and their darn balls in this whole thing. Are they that scared, what's wrong with you. Grow a spine and do something for crying out loud.