16 (now up to 19) PEOPLE MURDERED for bringing LIFE-SAVING SUPPLIES to a BESIEGED POPULATION?!!
Only one word for it: EVIL!!!
Israel attacks Gaza aid fleet
Up to 16 people were killed and more than 30 people injured when Israeli troops stormed the Freedom Flotilla early on Monday, the Israeli Army Radio said....
The flotilla was attacked in international waters, 65km off the Gaza coast.
Israeli Military spokeswoman, Avital Leibovich, confirmed that the attack took place in international waters, saying: "This happened in waters outside of Israeli territory, but we have the right to defend ourselves."
From what? Coloring books and crayons?
The Israeli military said four soldiers had been wounded and claimed troops opened fire after "demonstrators onboard attacked the IDF Naval personnel with live fire and light weaponry including knives and clubs".
So you MOWED them DOWN with MACHINE GUNS and then CAME UP with THIS OUTRAGEOUS LIE, 'eh, ISRAEL?!!!
"Israel must know thy have really screwed up this time if they are down to using the "They deserved it" smear.
In the view of the Jewish Internet Defense Force, ships attacked without provocation in international waters have no right to try to defend themselves against pirates and hijackers with knives and axes, and that therefore Israel was perfectly correct to mow them down with machine guns, even though as foreign flagged ships in international waters, the humanitarian aide flotilla is not subject to Israeli orders.
Even for Israel this is a new low in sleazy propaganda." -- Wake the Flock Up
Free Gaza Movement, the organisers of the flotilla, however, said the troops opened fire as soon as they stormed the convoy.
Our correspondent said that a white surrender flag was raised from the ship and there was no live fire coming from the passengers.
Before losing communication with our correspondent, a voice in Hebrew was clearly heard saying: "Everyone shut up".
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Al Jazeera’s Ayman Mohyeldin, reporting from Jerusalem, said the Israeli action was surprising.
"All the images being shown from the activists on board those ships show clearly that they were civilians and peaceful in nature, with medical supplies on board. So it will surprise many in the international community to learn what could have possibly led to this type of confrontation," he said.
I'm not surprised.
Meanwhile, Israeli police have been put on a heightened state of alert across the country to prevent any civil disturbances.... Condemnation has been quick to pour in after the Israeli action. Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, officially declared a three-day state of mourning over Monday's deaths. Turkey, Spain, Greece, Denmark and Sweden have all summoned the Israeli ambassador's in their respective countries to protest against the deadly assault. Thousands of Turkish protesters tried to storm the Israeli consulate in Istanbul soon after the news of the operation broke. The protesters shouted "Damn Israel" as police blocked them... I'll second, third, and fourth that!!!!! --MORE--" For more up-to-date reporting see these sites:
