Israel to release Turkey ships seized during Gaza flotilla raid

There is no mention anywhere of this supposed guarantee Turkish noovernment gave about preventing these ships from taking on similar missions in the future. In fact ,Turkish government can not give such a gurantee over the use of private property by private owners for any legal activity even if they wanted to. It is practically and legally not possible. It seems to be part of the self-propaganda by Israelis.

Then: Compensation for murdered, to ship owners for damages, return of all personal and private belongings, including the stolen videos, and arrest and punishment of the murderers and their handlers. Then we can talk.

New Policy: Beginning with the Lebanese flotilla, ships that attempt to illegally run the blockade (a violation of international law), will be confiscated or sunk. If confiscated, passengers will be detained until claimed by their governments, legal cargo will be offered to Gaza, ships will be sold at auction to cover costs. Next Policy: If the new policy is not a sufficient deterrent, Israel will be forced to remove the Gaza port facilities from the air.

The fish in the sea would have made good use of them.

They give back the ships that were used to harass Israel on the "promise" that they won't be used again. Israel should have sunk them or sold them to show that those who try to attack Israel don't get all of their equipment back. Why doesn't israel send the Hamas all their Qassam rocket metal that they shoot into Sderot? Maybe give back all the metal bullet fragments and bomb remains too? No wonder Israel is the doormat of the entire region.

1) The flotilla ships are the instruments of the crime against Israel and as such are contraband. Take them out to the international limit and sink them to make artificial reefs out of them. This will provide a food source for Israeli fishermen and punish the ship owners for being parties to a crime against Israel by letting their ships be used in that crime of blockade-running. 2) Crimes against humanity: What is this? The Spaniard have selective memory. They have conveniently forgotten the Inquistion against the Jews and others who refused the Roman Catholic Religion? Cast out the beam from your own eye before you try to remove the speck from my eye! Obadiah 1:15.

Israel stopped that flotilla. The next one ported in Egypt. Israel has mad its point and won the issue.The three docked ships take up space and cost money to maintain. Turkey will pay for its tugs, sailing from Turkey, to fetch the grounded vessels. Turkey talks, sputters and demands but gains nothing except to make itself an international fool. Let Turkey tug its garbage back home. Game over.

should have their day in court and Isralis are not above reproche and judicial review...

Spanish peace activists and a journalist claim to be lightly tortured what the hell is that and they claim we committed crimes against humanity!! Spain is the most anti semitic country in Europe but that is not a crime!! Spain cannot even deal with the Franco era nor does Spain give a damn about the Wester Sahara being occupied by Marocco and being plundered!! Yes this is Spain telling us we are bad people!! Well tough luck we know better Spain does not even know how to deal with its own people and certainly as the most anti semitic people should first learn not to hate Jews!!

Gazans are free to board the ship and to sail to Turkey

... for kidnapping (in international waters); theft (of personal property, cameras); deprivation of freedom (for illegal detention); brutality and pain inflicted; psychological hurt! Go ahead! But they will just laugh it off... Because THEY run the show!

Spanish protester going to sue eh? Well let see how this plays out. What did he or shee think would happen when these ships of fools set sail to break a blockade. Did they thing they would be greeted with open arms and troops singing Koombaya. Of course they were arested and deported. If they dont like teh treatment, dont get on board. What idiots og boo hoo. As for returning the ships. never. A bad decision Sell them for scrap to pay for the cost of teh raids. Proceeds of crime . Giving these ships back is not a good thing. They will only come back again and again. At mimumin a huge fine should be levied and berthing fees charged

As for holding them, if nothing was found on them and they had not entered the blockade area, on what grounds, apart from demanding what Israel cannot legally demand, which amounts to piracy.

....and add them over to the glorious Israeli navy. Or, turn them into luxury liners for tourists to Israel, with the profits going to Jewish charities. You can go to hell Turkey.

They may be setting the ships free, but how about the deep scars left behind after the raid that sparked international outcry and escalated tensions with Turkey. Israel must eventually meet Turkey's demand to apologize for the horrible raid and compensate the families of the victims

First of all Israel has no right to the ships (or other property) it has taken. Secondly Turkey does not own the vessels so it can not and should not guarantee what the vessels will or will not be used for.

finally Isreal take a positve step. Isreal can not survive without turkey freinship... weather u like or not its a reality. turkey became the power of the region and Isreal must must careful when turkey is on the line.

Anyway they were like a grenade for a new crisis in Israel's hand. For the meanwhile, Turkish public opinion forgot the ships and when they come to the agenda it would be a new headache. On the other hand, a sick minded mayor in Israel had asked for permission to convert mavi marmara in to a hotel a few weeks ago. (So Israelis would stay in the bloody rooms. What a shame.) They will lose their toys to have fun with dead people.

...all the cameras and video recording equipment they stole from the passengers, so we'd have the truth rather than the IDF "Director's Cut" of what went on. And how about an independent investigation, instead of asking the perpetrator to run his own trial?

I hope that that guarantee was not given. As a Turkish citizen I believe that Turkish government is not in a place to decide instead of a Turkish NGO.

... clearly, we are plain off-our-heads... ... clamouring to be accapted for-what-we-are... ...what else are we going to hear?

is to make it perfectly clear that all vessels and equipment used in these illegal operations will be confiscated. Apart from moral considerations these vessels could be sold - and the proceeds would contribute to the cost of policing the blockade. As for "guarantees" - we have seen that all guarantees regarding Arab or Palestinan (and now - by extention ) Turkish implementation are totally worthless. What - exactly - will happen if the guarantees are not honoured? Weakness Weakness Weakness yet again - it will be our downfall!