Pro-Palestinian activists sent another boat to challenge Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and Egypt declared it was temporarily opening a crossing into the Palestinian territory after a botched raid on an aid flotilla that ended with Israeli soldiers killing nine activists.
The raid provoked ferocious international condemnation of Israel, raised questions at home, and appeared likely to increase pressure to end the blockade that has deepened the poverty of the 1.5 million Palestinians living in the strip. Turkey, which unofficially supported the flotilla, has led the criticism, calling the Israeli raid a "bloody massacre."
The pro-Palestinian flotilla had been headed to Gaza with tens of thousands of tons of aid that Israel bans from Gaza. After days of warnings, Israel intercepted the flotilla under the cover of darkness early Monday, setting off a violent melee that left nine activists dead and dozens of people, including seven soldiers, wounded. Most of the dead were believed to be Turks.
Israel said 679 people were arrested, and about 50 of those had left the country voluntarily. Hundreds who refused to cooperate remained jailed and subject to deportation.
Israel says the Gaza blockade is needed to prevent the Iranian-backed Hamas, which has fired thousands of rockets into the Jewish state, from building up its arsenal. It also wants to pressure Hamas to free an Israeli soldier it has held for four years.
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14 comments:
They will execute him now.
good for israel! the only ones that protect their borders the way they are supposed to be protected!
Israel is being set up by Hamas-- fortunately, they have the wisdom to go ahead and proceed with the operation, and make an example of these idiots.
Mossad created Hamas. Everyone knows it.
Just like the CIA created AlQueida (Al CIAduh').
Israel is a terrorist and racist nation.
Israel is the problem in the region, not the Muslims.
Anti-Israeli sentiment is FINALLY beginning to take shape in America.
People - open your eyes!
12:24
Whew, you've been gulping the kool-aid haven't you.
Israel just wants to be left alone and those filthy muslems want to "wipe Israel off the face of the earth". The mulems keep bringing the fight ot Israel, and Israel keeps giving them a fight.
Egypt borders Palestine also. Why wont the Egyptians let them in? Oops I forgot the Palestinians elected the terrorists Hamas let them live with them.
2:44
I'm unaware of the KoolAid remark. I assume it is a reference to the Jim Jones (CIA) cult in Gyana?
The lesser espoused view of the matter is my understanding. I am not in the majority on this opinion.
Israel has misled the American public into believing false information about Islam and the People of Gaza in specific. They have achieved this by OWNING the media in our country. They also own the banking cartel and the oil industry.
I believe Israel is a racist and terrorist nation. Only Jews are allowed to become citizens in the country. They engage in "shock and awe" military campaigns against people who have few weapons. They have brainwashed the American public into believing a Zionist political program of depopulating Islamic regions is good for America. It is not.
We Americans need to un-do much of our public education (funded by Zionist Jews) and learn the truth about this evil and illegal nation. The Balfore Declaration is a good place to begin your investigation.
Thank you
2:44
And where have you heard those talking points?
The Main Stream Media that's where.
And who owns the Main Stream Media?
The Zionist Jews that's who.
Now who's drinking kool aid?
You that's who. Why don't you try to educate yourself and form an original thought with an independent mind?
Go Israel , bomb the hell out of those idiots. The U.S. has lost it's ball$. Attack in full force
and kill every last one.
4:50
It is people like you who we honor on Memorial Day. People like you who protect us from harm. Only people like you can "kill every last one"
Thank you
3:43 You sound like a cowardly Muslim !
Wow its funny how something like this happens and Isreal is all over the news. The news doesnt mention how Isreal attacked constantly from terrorists weekly and has been attacked weekly for decades. How much does the world want Isreal to put up with. Isreal is like the size of New Jersey, could you imagine a building getting blown up 2-3 times a week every week for decades?
sources: family in Haifa
If we continue to listen to Zionist owned media about how terrible Islam is and how much Israel is a victim . . . then we will never know the truth.
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