Israeli Arab MK Zuabi: IDF boarded Gaza flotilla ships with intent to kill

none of the "peaceful activists" on the other boats were harmed.

May God keep her. She is an inspiration for humanity!

Of course if the IDF wanted to avoid killing these activists, they would NOT have jumped into those boats commando style armed with weapons. Israel has to stop their "shoot first, and find excuses later" tactics.

How could she possibly have don't anything wrong? How could anyone believe she would lie? She wasn't even aboard the Mavi Marmara. On the night in question, she was singing to children at an orphanage in Ramallah. When the sun rose that morning in the west, she was asleep at her mother's house.

No member of Parliament in any democratic country is allowed to commit treason. If she is representative in Israel, she must be loyal to Israel. Unfortunately, Arab MKs have rights in Israel that Christians and Jews do not have in the Arab world.

There were a hundred ways to stop the vessel, by ramming it using a battleship or destroying the probellers using some precision weapons. They did not do it because they wanted to kill to scare the world. To transmit the message to anyone: "come to Israel to die, we kill you if you violate the blockade", as simple as that. Israel is Okay with a killer image because nobody punishes it for it, so why not having it ? What Israel did was a crime by any legal point of view, any legal point of view I repeat.

Human rights tribunal or human lies tribunal. All countries should stop giving this alleged human rights tribunal money as they are a proxy for terrorist lovers. The report has already been written by the human lies tribunal. They use the same "laws" that Ahmedninjad uses on the gays in Iran, which he claims they dont exist in Iran. Feed the poor, stop giving money to this biased UN organization money. WIth the same money we can feed thousands of starving kids in Africa who are really suffering, unlike what is happening in Gaza. (beautiful malls, streets... there are beautiful pictures circulating on gaza, the ones Hamas is not staging).

Normally there are two proffesions i have absolutely no respect for. The first group are politicians and the second are lawyers who at later stage in there careers become politicians. Miss Zuabi is a rare breed of politician whose honesty may cost them all they worked for in their life. I raise my hat to you Miss Zuabi ... we pray for you and you have our sincere and modest support.

Yeah and I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you cheap.

This was poorly planned from the start, with no good backup plans, which could be needed when sending 1 soldier at a time down a line armed with paintball guns.

She claimed there were no activists with metal bars and hateful speeches yet a video shows her near some of those 'very peaceful activists'. She was caught lying and spinning. A person who considers himself not a citizen (as she said she doesn't consider herself an Israeli in a Turkish interview) should not be a Knesset representative.Someone throw her to Gaza where she'll have to wear a ninja robe and work at someone's kitchen, if she feels so 'belong' there.

When you buy a ferrari, it's obvious you want to drive fast?!!! When you have a gun, it's ovious you are ready to kill?!! When you send soldiers, it's obvious you are ready to battle?!! The intention of the IDF are so very clear and the nine dead are the proof of that. Now Israel has to proove the intentions of the other side, to show these intentions were very bad. Did they have guns? Did they send soldiers on the boot from Ankara? If Israel can not proove that, his stance will be very bad!!!!!!! Good luck, I hope you find a solution for that!

BBC's Panorama's (no great friends of Israel) report on the incident - which can be seen on YouTube - speaks more than this woman who lies likes she breathes. In any other Western country, she's be tried for treason and convicted. Like all the Israel-bashers on this forum, she conveniently forgets to mention what we all saw with our own eyes, violent activists preparing to confront the Israeli commandos with iron bars and knives. They wanted martyrdom and the Israelis didn't want to be beaten and stabbed to death. Only someone as blindly hateful as Zoabi could pretend to fail to predict the result. How stupid does she think the world is? If the intent was to kill, why did the seizure of the other boats go off without so much as a scratch? Answer that, MK Zoabi.

Israel pullled the pin of teh grenade tried to throw it but couldn't.. and the result, it blew on her hands..

ohhhh....wait....any opposition is deemed a terrorist! With Rabbis like the ones you have, I see your country is sliding a slippery slope.

As a committed Jew and Zionist who supports the aspirations of the Palestinian people for self-determination, I can only say that the Palestinian effort will not be furthered by having their representatives lie and utilize every tragedy for propaganda purposes. There has already been enough distortions and partisan interpretation by all sides to last a thousand lifetimes.

if what she said is true 9 missiles fired from 50 km away would have sunk all of the ships ! yet strangely only on one ship out of 9 according to miss pinnochio did the idf board with an intent to kill??????????????????????

Take a look at the footage the activists shot of themselves. They had members that said they wanted to be martyred and when you see the people rushing at the soldiers with whatever they had on hand, you know that that sort of thing can't end well. They weren't peace activists. Peace activists would have at least just sat down and done nothing. Nothing. Over here, even people that just do nothing like lying or sitting down to protest get tasered. They are asked to comply or leave and if that doesn't work, they get tasered. That's the way things are today.

According to her own story, Zuabi was on the lower deck during the IDF's takeover of the Marmara, so she cannot claim that she "knows" what the soldiers' intent was. She is entitled to her own thinking, but this is not what the HRC Commission will make use of. Unfortunately, the Balad party seems to be against the existence of the State of Israel, although they cannot admit it, or else they will be barred from running for the Knesset. The founder of the party, Azmi Bishara, left the country as it became known that there was evidence against him for assisting Hizballah. I don't think parties should be barred for any political view, because it is better to know who you are dealing with. Of course, criminal acts taken against the state should be punished by law.

I am still amazed at the Israeli propoganda permeating many responses concerning this incident. Garbage distractions about 'paintball guns' etc. The facts are pretty clear. Israel boarded a humanitarian ship in international waters at 4 in the morning while depriving the ship of all communications with the outside world. They rappelled from helicopters onto the deck of the ship after using tear gas, stun grenades and snipers to 'clear the landing zone'. After landing they killed 9 of the passengers and injured many more. Many of the dead have shown they were shot at close range if not executed outright. Furthermore, they confiscated and still will not release all of the media documenting the event unless it is media which was carefully edited by the perpetraters of the attack. They also stole, and sold, various personal items of the caprured passengers and crew. And they expect everybody to believe their farcical excuses. I guess there are still some who believe the Israeli version of events. There are still people who believe the world is flat. Yet the overwhelming evidence points to the truth within Zoabi's story. And that, to Israelis, is 'treasonable'. When a people refuse to examine the facts, because they create a cognitive dissonance with the well produced illusion and distraction promulgated by those at fault in this escapade, reality is discarded because it does not comport with what one 'wants to believe'. After all, why would one believe there own 'lying eyes' when they can comfortably accept the lies and distortion which buttress their deeply held illusions.

What is she psychic. They didn't have to board the ship, they could have just sank it if that was their intent

Mission accomplished as the world well knows.

Why is this such a problem for the friends of Israël to know the truth? The existence of the state of Israël is not at stake. Actually it is a technicality to discover how and why people on both sides reacted a way or another. This type of enquiery is planned for any suspicious event in professional or civil life. And usually only people in trouble with some truth refuse to colaborate.

as a deterrent for other activists running the blockade of Gaza. The first 8 troops were armed with paintball guns to hide the intent of the IDF to establish a deterrence for other flotillas. Deterrence being a fundamental part of israel's defence strategy. Shot in the head is not minimal force

We should be glad that the Knesset revoked Arab MK Zuabi's privileges over the Gaza flotilla. A terrorist collaborator should never be welcome.

MK Zuabi was aboard a ship on international waters where IDF attacked it from air and sea murdering 9 passengers inside. She was a victim of this international crime and then she goes home to face another crime - this time domestic - by the same regime that perpetrated the attack on international waters? This is chutzpah to no end. The fact is she is alive is a miracle and yet the "Knesset" sees fit to punish her again - for what exactly - STAYING ALIVE?

What are her credentials? On what authority is she able to say 'intended to kill'? What are her military expertise? Was she privy to pre-op information? I could care less if she's Arab or not...this is a ridiculous testimony, as she has absolutely no connection to the military. But her testimony will be 'proof' of Israel's guilt and yet another double standard will be placed on Israel. By the way, did you know that the Turks killed more than 20 Kurds just a week or so before the flotilla? No news on that though. Interesting, huh?

she should be in jail already.

Although Western civiization frowns upon lying (even though people lie anyway), in Islam, lying to the infidel is permitted in order to further Islamic interests. The theological term for this is "taqiya", or "dissimulation". MK Zuabi is using this tactic in order to further the interests of her co-religionist Palestinians. In similar fashion, Arab leaders say one thing to Western countries andmedia, and then something entirely different, in Arabic, to their own peoples.

She was no witness to any of this. This is pure speculation that should be thrown out. She should be impeached.

About paintball: it killed 9 times if some commentators sy the truth. Only paintballs they say. About Zuabi: Israël is playing with its future. Attacking a legitimate representative of the arab israeli electorate is in the very same line than making laws for jews only: a philosphical suicide. The future is not yet written. There is no reason to accept, even among jews in the diaspora, that the state of Israël is evil as some of its ennemies may be.

These guys boarded the ship with paintball guns as a basic deterent but they had pistols for if their lives were at risk, you never send any soldier on an operation without some means of self defense for if their lives are put in danger. They came with their paintball guns and were lynched by a mob with iron bars, knives, clubs, some soldiers had their pistols stolen, they tried to throw one soldier over the side of the ship. The only real mistake when they boarded that ship was they should have been armed with riot gear ( tear gas, rubber bullets ) instead of paintball guns that way had their been any violence it could have been controlled with non lethal force. Barak wanted to put on the image of the good moral IDF who come aboard with paintball guns not riot gear or live ammunition and it backfired. As for Zuabi she isn't the honest miss sweet and innocent she is making out to be. She claimed she was trying to evacuate the wounded but she was shown on video arguing with the IDF doctor who wanted to evacuate them and saying they want to stay and he had no right to take them away. So where was the Zuabi that was rushing to evacuate the wounded? She is an MK not an ordinary citizen as such she does not have the same freedoms that everybody else does. If she felt so strongly about things she was welcome to discuss the matter in the Knesset but not take part in an illegal attempt to breach the blockade.

She shouldn't be allowed back into Israel after her false testimony. Videos don't lie especailly where they were taken by those on board the ship and not Israelis. She should now be tried for treason if she comes back.

that arabs are not compatible with Jewish State. They simply do not comprehend(or purposely do not want to commprehend) the dangers Jewish State is facing. Israel is really better off with any other immigrants then muslims... Sorry...but that is the truth!!

amid all the propagandist cover up we hear a voice of truth from a witness. This MK is reaaly an example of courage and they will drive her out and insult and sideline her as an enemy agent which will only validate her version of the invasion.

When a law enforcement official arrives on the scene of an automobile accident -- carrying a sidearm and with a riot gun in his patrol car -- is his intent to kill the people at the accident scene?

aim was to terrorize future flotillas and partly israel succceded in a way. Israel always use such a solution to terririze people

To all the Israel-bashers out there, it's a testament to Israel that this woman is actually allowed to be part of the Israeli government. "Apartheid"? Please.

Clearly, Israeli Arabs having such views cannot live with Jews in one state. Hopefully, Abbas and Netanyahu will sign an agreement. Israeli Arabs will give up their Israeli citizenship (of a country whose army supposedly tries to kill them) and get a Palestinian citizenship instead (they claim they are Palestinians). Zuabi is good in convincing everybody this is the only solution. Israeli Arabs will vote for Palestinian parliaments, and if they are not pleased with Palestinian democracy, well, they will have to complain to Fatah or Hamas.

the large number of soldiers and the use of sophisticated weaponry points to the fact that Israeli soldiers meant to kill activists aboard the ship.

zoabi is racist. one can argue the legality or ethics of seizing the flotilla, but one cannot argue that the soldiers intended to kill people. What would Israel possibly gain by intentionally killing people?! the only way someone can claim this is if the person is racist and thinks that idf soldiers are all evil.

It's history.........nobody is listening even the Turkish goverment has moved on ... she is becomming a real pain in the neck, with her constant complaining,

right now ! I just hear the call from the prayer house here. you focus on your childreen education. the rest lets see what we do.

Good to see you finally got the International Criminal Court right.

Thirty-four lawmakers voted in favor of stripping Zuabi's privileges and 16 voted against, after a heated debate, in which Zuabi accused her fellow lawmakers of punishing her out of vengeance.

Yea, Right! The video shows it all, from the so called passengers making weapons prior to the IDF boarding the ship, to the passengers singing antisemitic battle songs. Deadly force was not used until the passengers became combatants, by attacking a legal military operation. Then we have the video of the passengers mob attacking the the IDF soldiers as they repelled onto the ship. Sorry girl, you are simply a liar. But now you can be tried for perjury, in Israel. As we can see here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-dershowitz/israels-actions-were-enti_b_596285.html The passengers may have lost their status as civilians, once they knowingly entered into a combat operation.

And if not, then why not?

They wanted to drown the terror-supporters on the flotilla with paint. Zuabi missed her calling as a fiction writer. At least she'll have all of that time in prison to write her fiction.

Sure, IDF commandos wanted to kill activists using sofisticated weaponry (paintball guns). It's not enough to strip Zuabi of Knesset privileges - strip her of citizenship for lying to international comission with intent to harm Israel.

With paintball guns?? What is this woman doing in the Israeli parliament, she belongs to be in jail.for treason.

The commandos landed with paintball guns. Zuabi is an enemy of the state of Israel, and has no problem lying to harm the state.

Where is the UN and its probe of Iran stoning women? This is a farce and a further effort to delegitimize Israel.