Israel Navy commandos: Gaza flotilla activists tried to lynch us

Blockade runners should always be dealt with harshly.

Its a crime to kill activist,murderers.

I have that same sick feeling I had in 1970 after watching the TV news about the Kent State massacre.

You know i'm getting real sick and tired of my politicians making excuses for your ridicoulous use of force with OUR(AMERICA) weapons.

So now the the Israeli navy is worse than the Somali Pirates. What a PR nightmare!

The Israeli soldiers actually boarded one of the ships, the passengers and crew tried to wrestle their weapons away from them and they were shot. Israel acted properly and they were provoked. The organizers of the flotilla knew the rules. They knew Israel would board for inspection and they knew the consequences if they provoked Israel.

If this is true, shame on you. You are doing to the Palestinians what the Nazis did to you. Shame on you!

Isn't that newsworthy information?

Israel has ended to be a legitimate member of the world community,

Israel has made the right move. this will stop future attempts from getting out of control. God bless israel.

This is the begining of the end of your free pass.

the "gods chosen" have become the devils chosen thughs. how low will israel fall? the us has to take the blame for allowing israel to run amok. the world has to get going on bringing israel to heel. this is from an erstwhile 100%supporter of israel... who is now 100%opposed to what israel has become. there were 6 killed as per last report. talk of shooting oneself in the head... israel is great at that

The most moral army in the world strikes again.

This will not make you very many friends. What is wrong with you? You're squandering over 60 years of support by being plain stupid. Who's in charge?

as long as Israel shows such disregard to human life and no matter how much it tries to show that it abides by the common laws of humanity. Israel shows its true colors from time to time as a rogue state that will never be a normal one. What boggles my mind is how sane and smart Israelis (I am afraid these are the minority) continue to live in this Pariah state.

Haaretz is so sure that the flotilla caries only humanitarian aid. Do you put your security in the hands of these people?

I can't believe they did this. This was the stupidest possible thing they could have done. There was no need for this. This plays into the hands of Hamas. They could have boarded the ships and arrested the activists if that's what they felt they had to do. There was no need to attack them. What a mistake! What a terrible mistake!

... have we gone totally around the bend...?! ... was there no humane alternative to imposing our blind & crazy will...?!

Organiser's Israeli lawyer reports 10 dead. MPs and a priest among the wounded. How, in God's name, can a state be so brutal and callous.

when a Palestinian dies, its not news. Perhaps these deaths will wake the world to the brutal oppresion israel is commiting on PALESTINE

Well done Israel, the World watched..

Catastrophic failure for Israel. Hi-Tech Piracy.

Shame on Israel - the new Pirates of the Mediterranean sea.

Quote from the Jerusalem Post - "Passengers tried to grab weapons away from soldiers boarding the Gaza protest flotilla, starting the violence" Hmmm - the protesters wee non to peacefull me thinks.

How many more stupid mistakes can our prime minister afford to make before we find ourselves back in our security rooms? My worse BB nightmares are coming to fruition much faster than I thought possible.

Was this worth it? To kill innocent people to stop an insignificant amount of goods reaching Gaza? Israeli forces are so used to killing innocent Palestinians that now think they can kill any body for any reason. But this time Israel is going to pay a price.

Israel is the largest terrorist threat in the world! we are all watching

They never learn, no respect for international law, but thet knew the level of low grade war Pals and jews have going on, SO any surprises here, NOT!

humanitarian activists and criminals against humanity can not co-exist.

Israeli terrorists attack unarmed boats loaded with humanitarian aid. And state terrorists at that! Good for you Israel for giving the Palestinians such a P'R boost!

shame on us the children of Holocaust survivals how can we be proud of our army who could not face the hizballah in lebanon and now wants to show its might

shame on us the children of Holocaust survivals how can we be proud of our army who could not face the hizballah in lebanon and now wants to show its might

They did not do anything for all the israeli victims of terror attacks during Intifada 2 including Park Hotel, Sbarro, Heb Univ. Cafeteria attack, Mikes Place, and all of the bus bombings. They said nothing about Regev, Goldvasser, or Shalit. They said nothing about all of the people who suffered 10000 rockets shot at them. They said nothing about the bloody takeover of Gaza by Hamas. The blockade is a direct result of the constant terror attacks against Israel, the empowerment of Terrorists through elections, the commitment of the HAMAS Charter to the Destruction of Israel and murder of all Jews/Israeli. Anyone who supports these terrorists deserves exactly what they got and more. NO MERCY.

why Israel why do you bury your head under the ground?

I know you conhtrol the US by blackmail and bribery, and thus think you can do as you wish. But the Occupation is illegal, attacking vessels in what everyone else considers to be international waters is piracy if not indeed an act of war, and Israel, seen by nearly the entire world as a bully, would have done better to permit the flotilla to deliver its cargo. Increasing numbers of Americans are learning about the deliberate attack on the USS Liberty; that spy Jonathan Pollard is a hero to many Israelis; and of the Israeli role in the 9-11 attacks. Good luck without the support of America, fellahs.

The aid convoy was in international waters at the time the murders happened. Congratulations Israel. You never cease to amaze.

İsrael is abaut to begin a war to world...

stupid fuckers

now another brave IDF action on the terrorist aid convoy, way to go IDF, way to go brave brave brave Israel.

reaches new heights. Israel's future is in doubt when idiots like this lead the country.

if they wanted to deliver these important supplies so badly that they had to sneak them through the Israeli blockade, then what are they hiding? If you want to provide Gaza with aid, go through Israeli government channels and and the Israeli army would be glad to distribute what is not prohibited. They claim Israel is breaking international law by enforcing a blockade. But to knowingly try to infiltrate the border of a country with items that are disallowed then why are you any less of a criminal?

how can cement aid in building rockets? karma

Congratulations! The IDF still knows how to kill unarmed civilians. Ethics, schmethics, anybody in defiance of Israel is a target.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

please open your mind and heart ;(

The flottela was organized by a Turkish group known as the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation, also known by its Turkish initials IHH. The Turkish government has been investigating the IHH for terrorist activity. Damn right Israel needs to look at what the flotella is bringing into Gaza!

What the hell was Israel thinking. Are they trying to commit suicide? That was dumb. Now the whole world will surely isolate them.

¿Clash, what kind of class? It has been a criminal attack. Are you justifying the killings? Are you blaming peaceful people unarmed? Shame on you!!!

What kind of 'clash'? As far as I know, the Flotilla is a peaceful mission. The only part using power and violence is the IDF Best of luck to the Flotilla. What a wonderful group of people sharing the same humanitarian mission. Israel should be ashamed for their actions, and the rest of the world should be condemning them.

Just like Israeli forces. Using guns on unarmed civilians. Just like in Gaza. . .

Peace in the Middle East is evaporating - Madness is in the horizon

Peace in the Middle East is evaporating - Madness is in the horizon

It is not a "clash" it is an act of piracy.

They were unarmed. Shame on Israel.

The ships are sailing from international waters into Gaza waters, the only illegal thing is Israel. When will Israel stop its aggression? Are Palestinians not humans? Do their kids not deserve school and medical supplies? The more Israel,shows its aggression, the firmer becomes the resolve of people supporting Palestine. Wake up Israel !!

I suppose the Israelis can just keep building more detention camps, after all, they can always have American taxpayers, like me, foot the bill.

We must make it 100% clear that supporting the Arab terrorists is not acceptable- or worthwhile.

Clash?! It's an act of piracy as the boat is in international waters. There's no armed resistance on the *humanitarian* ships, but I guess colonial type occupations is nothing new for the 'country' of israel. STOP THE FIGHTING, and let these peace activists through so aid can be given to a war torn country (Or what's left of Palestine)

what a mess

I am sure that Nyet-tanyahu will be received in the White House with full regalia, and a blank check to buy nuclear weapons armed submarines. to combat terrorism....

6:30 AM is under cover of darkness???

No clash here (one is the military the other unarmed civilians).

GET OUT OF CYPRUS!! CYRRUS IS GREEK!

The Israelis know a trojan horse when they see one.

you might wanna know that 1-2 hours ago the flotile with civilians for humanitarian help purposes has been attacked by Israel. There are 2 casualties and 30 people wounded...besides this flotile carries euopean parlamentarians and a nobel prize winner. and right now they started shooting again...we see all live on tv...congratulations! the answer mighyt not be with arms but firm...

congratulations to the Israeli navy, that managed to maintain sovereignty, without hurting people.

As I'm sure that everyone on board was eagerly waiting to film how poorly they have been treated by the Israeli Navy, some footage from dozens of angles is bound to appear in the media very soon, Looking forward to seeing it. A message to the Israeli Navy: Stay vigilant and don't let yourselves get duped. Also, don't assume it's over, until you are certain that it is really over.

"and Israeli troops were prepared to board the ships and steer them away from the Gaza shores and toward the Israeli port city of Ashdod." Yeah the Israeli troops were prepared to board the ships and cow them away.

There are two deads and injured people above thirty.Go hell Lieberman.It will be very bad for you.

Hamas was democratically elected.

people are injured and some of them are dead. israel commandes attacked with guns. write the truth and let the world know the truth

they show us the flourishing smuggling trade. "The Israelis also point to the bustling smuggling industry along Gaza's southern border with Egypt, which has managed to bring consumer goods, gasoline and livestock into the seaside strip." Wow, that was never taught in economics 101 - when an area is in oversupply and demand drops, smuggling invariably breaks out.

I just can say, "GO TO HELL israHELL!!!!!!!!!"

And the terrible thing about it is that the 'leaders' of Israel have no clue how to deal with the situation. All that Netanyahu and his gang know how to do is let the 'flotilla' leaders keep the issue in the headlines and continuously making Israel appear ever more evil. Too bad there is no adult supervision of Israel's government and no decent people in it. Israel, losing the war, one sadistic absurdity at a time. Decent Israelis Arise! You have nothing to loose but your worst enemy the Israeli right.

world opinion is going to be terrible. i would checked out the ships for arms and let supplies in

Israel won't back down and they will lose. No matter what happens to the flotilla, Israel will come out looking like the inhumane government it is. This blockade goes against all human decency and Israel is purposely destroying innocent men, women, and children. Good for the flotilla! Press on and make Israel play their cards. The international community is sick of this country!

Just get them to change course until they get sea-sick.

A sound leader would allow the flotilla to reach their destination. In the history, Turkish land has been/will be a safe heaven for Jews, not the Zionists though. Turkish people are sympathizing with Gazzans as they were sympathizing with oppressed Jews. World is big enough to accommodate all.

Extremely aggressive approach toward Israel by the turkish jihadists is nothing but a play with the fire.They shouldn't be surprised when kurds and armenians take back their lands.

"But United Nations officials and international aid groups say the blockade has been counterproductive, failing to weaken the Islamic militant group while devastating the local economy." Are you joking me? JUST 'devastating the local economy'? How about the physical and mental well-being of 1.5 million people? How about people deprived from basic medications, a roof over their heads, and clean water? Blatant whitewashing of words.

The boats they came from far and wide sailed in upon the silverd moonlit tide They claimed to be Gazas martyrd pride Carrying cargo to break an embargo. But bobbed and tossed on the foaming brine Comissioned to expose a crime. Like pirates on the seven seas Sent forth to raise a king some fees. Tis said the king that paid the purse Was no less, The king of Persia

No one gets hurt, goods go through cement is allowed if used properly, remeber when Hamas wanted to import steel freight containers? The Economist two weeks ago wrote that they are used to line tunnels that can drive cars in. So restricting a terrorist group from misusing aid isn't unreasonable turkey if you want to be in EU this is not a measure of good faith, EU might be more laxed than USA to Hamas but are still not for unchecked cargo being shipped to terrorists that is what differentiate and contradict the free gaza groups claim of being non political

flotilla only attempts to provoke israeli navy which should simply escort the ships bound for gaza to ashdod where their supplies will be checked thoroughly

What the. I expect Criminals to wear masks so that they cannot be identified when they commit crimes. . . Is this what Israel intends to do with it's naval commandos? Commit crimes? It seems so, otherwise, why wear masks? Maybe goggles if they suspect people using mace against them. But masks?? I am afraid that this will play out with Israeli commandos committing atrocities and not being able to be identified. I hope I am wrong. Most Moral. . . . Peace.

there is a far bigger problem rising on the horizon. we will see an worldwide boycott of israeli goods! at the moment the boycott focuses on the illegal settlements but once the measurement shows success, and im pretty sure it will, then we all will see a stop in the use of goods like it has never been before. in addition several important nations worldwide are working to bring the current banking system to it's end. i don't know if israelis and/or jews are really aware of the dangers which are comming with such a development. not just that israel wont sell any goods anymore but even worse it's image will suffer. and it will suffer worldwide! now where the big friend USA has plenty of problems to solve...oilspill, wars and so on we can not count on them helping us seriously. whom ever was behind the idea of boycotting....certainly was not a palestinean!

ISRAEL HAS NO RIGHT TO STOP ANY SHIPS AT ALL IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS. If Israel boards these ships as it did the previous humanitarian aid mission it will be an act of piracy by any reasonable definition of the word. The United States was ever-ready to send warships to go after the Somalian Pirates, but will again tremble in fear before the Israeli Navy! MR

with all involved in breaking the blockade. Sadly the way that Isreal has handled this is already a disastor for them, they were learning the PR game for a while there, but have already dropped the ball on this one.

I hope they put on trial Israeli citizens, including MKs, who broke the law.

Its good to see the General Public doing things that Politicians are incapable of. Free Palestine.

Sending the flotilla to Ashdod or some other Israeli port seems to be the sensible thing to do. Every attempt to bust the blockade brings with it the probability that munitions and explosives will be smuggled in that will be used to harm Israel. Nothing can be allowed into Gaza that hamas can use to inflict damage on Israel that will require a retaliatory strike. Hamas deplorably uses human shields and retaliatory strikes inevitably cause collateral damage. Therefore in order to stop the collateral damage, it is prudent to prevent hamas from getting supplies to build missiles or mortars with which to attack Israel. Divert the flotilla. Be as gentle as they will let you and as firm as you must.

fairful israel.. in the aid ships there are women and babies.and they carry just humanitarian aids.why dou you afraid of peace activists..they will win with the help of the god and gaza will be free...!

Sderot community has allowed seen all generousity spit on by Hamas and at times abandon by Israel and the world. 8 000 rockets aiming for the woman and children have hit Sderot. Turkey who have the Kurds have as much to lose if Hamas wins, Israel must stand together and speak with one voice for Jews for Sderot. The rockets will stop and Gaza will be free of Hamas.

If Israel has let go of Gaza they should really let go...and the traitorous Egyptians doing the dirty work are no better...

If Israel has let go of Gaza they should really let go...and the traitorous Egyptians doing the dirty work are no better...

Why of course I will reply again....And I will just keep replying until you like what I say. .............................

These lame activists are lucky they are not dealing with Cuba, N. Korea, Russia, China, etc...they would be torpedoed, bombed and sunk with only ONE warning. Israel is doing the right thing by diverting the ships to Ashdod, then unload, inspect for weapons and prohibited goods, then transport via road to Gaza through normal supply logistics. Ships should then be auctioned off to defray the cost of the operation.

FOCUS THE TELEVISION CAMERAS ON THEM AND BLOW THEM OUT OF THE WATER. It's not like you're going to lose any friends over this. If you do this and people criticise,...just call them antisemitic and/or an Israel hater. Do this,...and in a week the whole world would have forgotton anyway.

If they dont comply then it indicates they are not merely bringing humanitarian aid. If that be the case---sink em!!

How did Israel so blindly put itself in a loose/loose situation? Not a wise thing to do. This flotilla thing was just like a tap on the patellar tendon. Israel's leg jerks automatically. Expect another flotilla soon. Each one makes Israel look a bit worse, which is the clear intention of the folks putting on the show. Someone in what passes for the current Israel government needs to use their brain instead of their quadriceps.

If any of the activists on the ships think that their goods are actually going to the poor people of Gaza (kept that way by Hamas fatcats for their own means to an end of Israel) they are very naive to say the least and more likely very disingenuous. Unless one can safely hand deliver goods and money right to people's houses and bank accounts in Gaza one can count on greedy Hamas landlords unleashing their brutish guard dogs to commandeer the shipments upon arrival and guard their transfer to their warehouses of war efforts against Israel. No peep from these boisterous activists when heavily armed Hamas fighters instigated acts of war against Israel with their rocket fire and then fled to their protective shelters during Israel's reprisal while forcefully keeping out their own vulnerable civilians from the protected underground network. The activists keep forgetting to remind themselves what Hamas' priorities really are and act in more intelligent ways for the common people of Gaza who need the help.

But I doubt Hamas really cares about the incoming boat people.

after 60 years ,I sreal has still so many questions to answer about its very existence. isreali Politicans are truly out of touch with reality!.

Haaretz misrepresents the events that Israel uses to justify its genocidal blockade and aggression against Gaza's inhabitants. You assert that "Israel and Egypt imposed the blockade on Gaza after Hamas militants violently seized control of the seaside territory in June 2007." In point of fact, the Israeli escalation took off following Hamas' victory in democratic elections. The violence you disingenuously refer to resulted from an Israel-backed attempted coup. All of which underscores the utterly illegal and barbaric nature of the efforts by Israel to punish the Palestinian inhabitants of Gaza for daring to exercise their sovereign right to elect their own government. The blockade must be lifted immediately and the flotilla allowed to enter.

How stupid are these protesters. No one has threatened them whatsioever. They have been told npot to come they wuill not be permitted to go to gaza. They have been told they will be stopped and boarded and steered to the port where cargo will be imnspected. I like the sound buytes they put out making itm sound like they are being thretened when in fact they are not. Npow all this changes if someone does something stupid like pulls out a gun ijn which case all bets are off. Worse case, sezie all ships seize allc argo, arrest everypone let them sit in jail for a couple of weeks until a decision is made y the protestyers cou8ntry of origin if they want them back if not try them and sentence them. Hard luck boys

to free Gazans from anti Israeli paranoia and self-pitying whining syndrome.62 years of warmongering,saber rattling, lost wars and fights have left all Gaza society deeply depressive and morally bankrupt.

It doesn't matter how FAIR ... REASONABLE ISRAEL IS ... the WORLD GOVERNED by SATAN-anti-Christ EVIL spirits will do what they do best... KILL, STEAL & DESTROY... people & nations.

What some people will do to gain PUBLIC ATTENTION !

It will be interesting to see the Israeli response to this humanitarian aid convoy. Act illegally as always? Go further down the slippery slope of international condemnation? Israel could do something creative for once and in fact facilitate the distribution of this aid.

After the brouhaha dies down, Israel will continue to deliver humanitarian aid, medical supplies, etc, to a population in the grip of an Islamic fundamentalist dictatorship, bent on destroying Israel at every turn. How ironic!

This is another example of how Israel is violating international law. The flotilla is in international waters, whatever the Israeli navy does now is completely illegal. Everybody in the military knows that. Just another defeat for the grotesque zionist propaganda.

You can stop some people some of the time, but you can't force INHUMAN Occupation on against the World's LAWS all the time! If Obama is really CHANGE, he must stop Israel committing further crimes!

According to Israeli law, under the adoption of British Mandate Laws related to naval interdictions/blockades, Israel cannot simply "take" the items and transfer them to Gaza. This is not legal because taking possession of a cargo is considered piracy without proper procedure. Israel is required under IT'S OWN LAW as adopted by the High Court, to conduct a "Prize Court" judicial procedure in order to have the rights to take/transfer possession of the cargo. As for the international law matter, if the siege of Gaza is against Geneva 4 etc., then humanitarian aid is legal in the face of the military blockade. Israel can, of course, interdict these ships, but how they do it and what they do is tightly prescribed. From what they have said publicly, it appears they aren't aware of their own laws. The court of world opinion will judge their piracy.

After Israel left Gaza the rockets started falling on Israel. These rockets or the parts needed to build them were smuggled to Israel from Iran and other enemy sources. Israel imposed the blocus to stop the arm smuggling and hence protect its citizens from rockets and other forms of terrorism. If these ships are allowed now to enter Gaza, many other flotillas will follow. Even if this flotilla does not carry any arms, the next ones will certainly try to smuggle them, as Iran will surely try to take advantage of the broken blocus . Hence Israel should not let these "activists" get into Gaza. No matter what!

Israel is just sinking more and more towards complete isolation. Acts like these only reinforce the image of a pariah and violent state that doesn't respect human rights or international law. Soon boycotts will expand to the point where Israel will start to choke, and then it will be time to ask for forgiveness and make amends for the crimes committed.

Let Egypt break its years-long Gaza siege and stop blaming Israel. Israel absorbed almost a million Arab Jews kicked from Arab states, while giant Egypt still keeps its Gaza border shut tight against Gazans, while allowing weapons to be smuggled into Gaza. "Israel's" Gaza siege? What a sick farce.

Why does Ha'aretz neglect to mention the Khaybar chants? They were broadcast on the radio and at least one Israeli minister has commented on them.

Obviously one of the main purposes of this little naval enterprise is to make Israel lose face. I think that battle is already lost by Israel and that they, like any other sovereign nation, is entitled to enforce their own borders in any way they can. One can hope that this happens without anyone losing their lives, but many of the activists seem fully intent on making trouble in every way shape and form. Exciting as it may be, let's just hope for a swift and peaceful solution, naive as it may be.

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The world is watching you!! Free Gaza Now! come steal America they dont mind, its happening in hollywood and NYC. Leave palestine for palestinians