Netanyahu: I regret Gaza flotilla deaths, but Israeli troops had right to self-defense
PM cancels meeting with Obama, promises to keep him updated on developments in aftermath of incident; Barak: Organizers of Gaza flotilla to blame for deadly clashes.
By Barak Ravid Tags: Gaza flotilla Gaza IDF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he regretted the loss of life sustained by international activists after Israel Navy commandos stormed a flotilla bringing aid to the Gaza Strip, but said the Israeli troops who opened fire were justified for defending themselves.
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The Mavi Marmara cruise ship, part of the Gaza aid flotilla. |
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"They were mobbed, they were clubbed, they were beaten, stabbed, there was even a report of gunfire. And our soldiers had to defend themselves," he said.
Netanyahu, who earlier in the day canceled his planned visit to Washington where he was to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama, said that Israel was prepared to bring all humanitarian aid carried on the ship to civilians in Gaza.
"Our policy was and will continue to be that Israel would let humanitarian aid, any kind of goods that are meant for peace, to the civilian population of Gaza," he said.
"We have no problems with the people of Gaza. We do have a conflict with the terrorist regime of Hamas, supported by Iran. We want to maintain a situation where we prevent weapons and war materials from coming into Gaza, and allowing humanitarian aid to go to the population of Gaza."
Netanyahu was in Ottawa when the incident took place early Monday, and announced that he would return to Israel following his meeting with Canadian President Stephen Harper.
Netanyahu spoke by telephone with Obama prior to his departure to explain why he had decided to cancel their meeting, The two planned to coordinate another date for their talks, and Netanyahu promised to keep the U.S. president updated as developments unfolded with regard to the Gaza flotilla incident.
Obama voiced deep regret over the deadly raids, but expressed the importance of "learning all the facts and circumstances" surrounding the incident involving aid ships seeking access to the blockaded Gaza Strip.
He said he understood the prime minister's decision to return immediately to Israel to deal with today's events, the statement said.
Israeli officials over the course of Monday defended the Navy's decision to open fire on the activists during the interception of the boat.
At least nine of the left-wing activists were killed in the incident, and several more wounded. Seven of the Israeli soldiers were wounded during the clashes, two of them seriously.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said earlier Monday that the organizers of the Gaza aid flotilla were to blame for the violent events aboard the ship.
In a press conference hours after the incident, Barak said that Israel was prepared to accept the consequences of its actions and would continue to protect its autonomy.
Barak voiced regret for the deaths, but called the flotilla a political provocation and said the sponsors of the flotilla were violent supporters of a terror organization.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, meanwhile, said the soldiers were forced by violent activists to respond with live fire.
Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said earlier Monday that the organizers of the Gaza aid flotilla have connections to international terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Al-Qaida, and called the aid convoy a violent and provocative attempt to break the blockade on Gaza.
Ayalon, speaking at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry, said that Israel found weapons aboard the Gaza flotilla, which were used against IDF troops.
The deputy foreign minister said that the Gaza flotilla did not heed Israel's calls to halt its movement toward Gaza on Monday morning, and stressed that no sovereign country would have allowed such a provocation to take place.
"We couldn't allow the opening of a corridor of smuggling arms and terrorists," said Ayalon.
The deputy foreign minister told reporters that Israel does not want to fight with any country, but that the incident on the Gaza flotilla is not yet over.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his imminent trip to the United States, in wake of the deaths of at least 10 people after Israel Navy troops boarded a flotilla of ships heading to the Gaza Strip carrying aid.
Netanyahu, who was in Ottawa at the time of the incident, had planned to travel to Washington at the invitation of President Barack Obama.
Trade and Industry Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer voiced regret Monday morning for deaths aboard the Gaza-bound ships.
"The images are certainly not pleasant. I can only voice regret at all the fatalities," Ben-Eliezer told Army Radio.
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I remember when Bibi was pressing to enter kadima in his coalition, Livni insisted she has some values. She woould not let be abused to explain stupid actions of others. Poor Barak did not learn frol Livni ! One wise among a group of fanatics have to be fanatic to keep his group social order!
tipical bad attitude of a bully, he should apologize, and inmediatly try to correct this horrible mistake.
please stay in your own country, otherwise more people will become sick of you.
What an embarrassing statement. Panic and despair to repair a stupid act
The fear Israelis living in what is called today Israel is not going to stop. Attacking to boats on a civilian mission in international waters and killing difenseless people is a reflection of that fear. I think the consequences of the shooting will spread the fear for Israelis intensely even abroad . The looser of the day: Barak and his coward soldiers.
The people from Ireland in this group of ships certainly are not terrorists - simply peace activists, politicians and so on. Just because people do not agree with Israel does not mean they deserve to be shot. I think that Israel has completely lost touch with humanity.
This is a no-win situation for Israel. Those terrorsit sympathizers aboard the so-called "aid flotilla" are seeking confrontation. They got it. Now Israel is criticized by the world. What will the goyim say...? I say next time warn them to turn back three times, fire a warning shot over the ship's bow and if the refuse to turn back SINK THEM ALL!
You know you don't have a right to waltz into any area on earth behaving like you own the place and showing no respect for the sovereignty of the locals. The behaviour of the flotilla was at best negligent. One can only hope that future grandstanders have got the message loud and clear.
connected as claimed to any milia groups, they would have killed at least half of your souldiers this morning. Shooting and bombing civilians without guns is easy and it is not a match to any army. Israel has proved once again that it is not any different than the Sudani pirates. You call yourselves a state! Probably chickenining pirates will be more appropriate. Not all Israelis are targeted in my comment but most especially the decision makers.
Operation to aid-convoy. Plus casualties. It is the worst scenario. Israel is the biggest loser here. There will be serious consequences of this act.
Unbelievable. Those gunned down are responsible for this? How is any thinking person supposed to swallow this?
Way to go Israel - soon you'll have no allies left
As a turk, i can see the Israel Turkey relationship is now dead. The Israeli Authorities could have just allowed the aid boats - even if they didnt like it. The fact is, there is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and this trip was an important step to break the medieval siege and offer hope to the poor people who live there. Israel's reaction to this has now cost it its relationship with Turkey, its only friend in the Middle East. Now the Israelis will have to justify the murder of Turkish nationals and this time, apologies will not stand. My murdering our citizens, Israel will have lost the support of even the people who are anti-Erdogan and AKP party. This is just one big shame. Thank you Israel
Mr Barak you better shut up. You're diggin' Israel hole. WIth you own hands. Please people of Isarel wake up.
No more lies from Israel. We don´t want to here these psycopatick lies anymore .
If six ships from Cuba tried to land Florida forcefully, full of food to the Cubans in Florida, would USA have let them do that? No way, they´d have sinked immediately! So what´s the fuss over a bunch of communists trying to land Israel shore forcefully, Israel still is an independent land and she has all the rights to defend her borders against leftist radicals and terrorists! Get real, they wanted it and they got it!
Gaza is not Israel ...
...and Israel is Israel. Please remember that. Gaza is NOT part of independent Israel.
What a LOAD of BS Terrorist Connections? They where carrying AID not BOMBS. I guess Isreal has a long history of attacking INNOCENT people at SEA aka. USS Liberty in 1967, There will never be PEACE in your region...with the TERRORISTS running the state of ISREAL. Sad but True.
I hope that the world can see through the usual lies from Israel. Now is the time where Israel must say sorry to the palestines and the world for beeing acting like animals .
What were the Israeli naval officers trained in... how to prompt world condemnation. This was a peace flotilla in front of a world media-lens. Even if some one fired weapons... the officers needed to use the utmost restraint. The international furor over this engagement is going to be so embarrassing... that there will be no logical position to retreat to. And Danny Ayalon needs to simply shut his mouth. Anything he says, will only inflame this regrettable situation further.
Your Foreign Ministry needs to get somebody who is credible to tell stories that have more credibility. Are you guys in the Israeli press just allowing anybody to make any old story up as they go along? At last get a credible liar to be your spokesperson. And Israel and Ayalon intended to honor the Turkish Ambassador when Ayalon called in the reporters to point out the level of the couch.
Your Foreign Ministry needs to get somebody who is credible to tell stories that have more credibility. Are you guys in the Israeli press just allowing anybody to make any old story up as they go along? At last get a credible liar to be your spokesperson. And Israel and Ayalon intended to honor the Turkish Ambassador when Ayalon called in the reporters to point out the level of the couch.
I heard his statement on television, he is even more foolish than comical ali. I would like to see some evicence of the link to international terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Al-Qaida, this seems to the favorite excuse when someone tried to hide or legalize major stupidity,
The world has had enough of you. Everyone who doesn't agree with your massacres is a terrorist according to Israel's definition. Means 80 percent of the world is. You are committing suicide.
I can't believe how far the present fascist regime in Israel went on destroyng the world sympathy this country undoubtedly had for half a century!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The present government of Israel is destroyng a dream.
I can't believe how far the present fascist regime in Israel went on destroyng the world sympathy this country undoubtedly had for half a century!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The present government of Israel is destroyng a dream.
and send home Israeli officials....
I hope you can show those fatal weapons to your media. you all zionists are complicated killers. you will never see a peacefull future in this lands as long as you behave such a terrorist.
Friendly reminder to Israeli citizens: “It is the fundamental duty of the citizen to resist and to restrain the violence of the state. Those who choose to disregard this responsibility can justly be accused of complicity in war crimes, which is itself designated as ‘a crime under international law’ in the principles of the Charter of Nuremberg” (Noam Chomsky) “Piracy is still piracy, even if it's carried out by a state”. Y.T. Wim Hanssen Joke Smitstraat 34 1827LV Alkmaar
dick cheney once said, "nice words and a weapon will work better than just nice words"... when you think the world was free from one Al Capone, Israel keeps on showing you that there is another Dick on earth.
Will be the death of Israel. There is nothing that they will not condone, nothing they will not do in order to appease their extreme right constituency. Even if it means that Israel will go under in the eyes of the world. It is just stomach turning to see Ayalon try to justify this bloodbath.
His ugly lies come from Israeli propaganda script.
This is an enormous blunder by Israel. Shocking. One can't help but feel that Israel is moving farther and farther away from the sort of standards that are expected of allies of the US and Europe. That pace has quickened over the last 3-5 years, and the Jewish state is now hurtling toward the sort of character and baffling internal logic that one normally associates with crack-pot regimes in Pyongyang or Tehran. This is going to have massive repurcussions. My feeling is that Western governments have been re-assessing their relationship with Israel recently. Cast Lead, the Dubai passport fiasco, the Goldstone Report, the hounding of human rights groups within Israel; now this. One of the cornerstones- we're told- of Israel's relationship with the US and Europe are its 'shared values' as a liberal democracy. We look at Israel and its Arab neighbours, and see more of ourselves in Israel. Surely this is no longer the case? There has been a second Zionist revolution. It's been quiet and insidious, but it's pretty much complete. The Israel of Bibi & Lieberman; of white phosphorous and war crimes, of Im Tirtzu and creeping apartheid, is not the Israel of Ben Gurion, kibbutzim, and blooming deserts. RIP Israel. You nearly made it......
of course it is no big deal that 10 peace volunteers who cared about other humans die. i propose that israel lives under embargo or 10 months with all their supplies if any vetted by hamas.
Silence is golden.
are an immediate danger for israel, the men are not only criminals they are by far stupids. israel will pat dearly for her gross stupidity. those whom god wishes to destroy he first drves mad.
Keep all Turks captives until Gilad Shalit is freed
Poor Israel, you have so many stupid ministers. People of Israel you deserve a better government.
nothing to be added.
Why would the progressive President of the US want to be seen in public with a head of government whose army has attacked an aid convoy? I take it the Americans have told him to stay away!
all israeal force are criminals with nat,nayahou.be shame.shame.shame.
I wait with baited breath to see the evidence of weapons smuggled by the humanitarian group. A Nobel-peaceprize winner that smuggles weapons for Hamas will be a first in history.
The israeli government is just a sick fascist regime which propagates racism against anything non-jewish. Israel has lost its legitimacy. I was always a avid supporter of Israel and the Zionist movement, but not anymore. It just grosses me out.
Danny "the Diplomat" Ayalon talks again. "Connections to ...Al-Qaida". Yeah, right. Apparently they also had nuclear weapons on board, preparing for an invasion and the destruction of Israel? Shame, shame, shame on Israel.
.....to the right of Meretz anymore.....???? Honestly, I don't, and it's fair to assume that more and more Western (and other) governements around the world won't either. Sorry to say, but the Israel of 2010 truly "sucks".... Nuff said.
israel need left government.
israel offered transport from ashdod to gaza when it was allowed to check the cargo for weapons. not accepting this peacefully offer from israels side, it apears to me that these gaza flotila people's goal was not the profiding of cargo to gaza in a peacefuly way as israel offerd them! So it IS suspicious that they did not want israel to check the cargo. An normal country would have have sent some torpedos to this suspicious ships that not want to choose for the peacefully transfer of cargo israel proposed them. Seen the options these people had, and the fact that they did not want the peacefully transfer, all this flotila stuf is just politics and has nothing to do with helping the people of gaza or the palastinians in general
I really didn't see that one coming! Wow! terrorist!! anyone who disagrees with you today is considered a terrorist! Danny you and your crew put Hamas to shame.
Honestly, this is getting beyond pathetic; Aylon is like a little boy who thumps someone and then has the gall to claim that they made him do it. No, Danny, the Bright Idea of sending IDF commandoes onto that ship was all yours; you and your equally-clueless mates, and nobody else made you do it. You've all lost the plot, haven't you?
i dont know any other nation that can easily lie to people in front of all humanity... the biggest terrrorist are the ones who run the israeli state nowadays. nobody believes in what you tell... you will pay the bill sooner or later...
Yes Danny, the world believes you. The ships were also carrying the weapons of mass destruction and chemical bombs that we could not find in Iraq. I would also search for nukes. Their true purpose was to invade Israel.
As far as i know the state of Israel belongs to a network of international terrorist, whose secret services Mossad has killed people in many countries, and the sionist army itself is the inheritor of terrorist groups knows for their massacres as irgun and others
HAHA you people are fucking myopic! This is COMPLETE BULLSHIT. You fuckers get all the shit you deserve.
Although it is not so funny considering 16 dead and 60 injured people of conscience and peace.
Bulshit
...and having weapon on board. Says who?? The attacker does not have a whole hell of credibility just now! This will reflect really, really badly on Israel. On international waters, for God's sake!
"The deputy foreign minister said that the Gaza flotilla did not heed Israel's calls to halt its movement toward Gaza on Monday morning, and stressed that no sovereign country would have allowed such a provocation to take place." They were headed for Gaza, not Israel, yet the ‘sovereign country’ he refers to can only meant to be Israel. At the same time Israel always claims they are no longer occupying Gaza. I am so sick of this endless lying, obfuscation and playing with words.
Is that the best excuse these blatant lying dickheads could come up with to answer for this atrocity? I hope Netanyahu and Co are hauled off and arrested very soon. Israel must be made to pay for this criminality. Do these idiots think the world is stupid to believe their lies and excuses? This is just an example of what patsies the Palestinians have been made into by the Israelis. They have been lying for decades. General Patreus is absolutely correct. We need to cut off US- Israel ties NOW!
so the holocaust survivors on board are hamas special forces...this is a sad & stupid dark joke by this Ayalon
As a Turkish citizen, I feel sorry for the victims and it is a shame that the IDF did not respond in a more balanced way. As a Turkish citizen, I also condemn the organizers of this flotilla: They cannot just force a blockade. Each country has it own sensitivity and no country would allow any group of people trespassing its own boundary. This is an illegal move, say a cheap provocation. Victories based on demagogy (on both sides) are always short-lived; their consequences may well haunt us for quite some time. As the grand-son of a state-president who contributed for the recognition of Israel by Turkey, I am very worried about the future of the Turkish-Israeli relationships. Interestingly enough, the first ship to be targeted was the Turkish ship, ...at the time Turkey is trying to prevent further sanctions about Iran! A coincidence?
As a Turkish citizen, I feel sorry for the victims and it is a shame that the IDF did not respond in a more balanced way. As a Turkish citizen, I also condemn the organizers of this flotilla: They cannot just force a blockade. Each country has it own sensitivity and no country would allow any group of people trespassing its own boundary. This is an illegal move, say a cheap provocation. Victories based on demagogy (on both sides) are always short-lived; their consequences may well haunt us for quite some time. As the grand-son of a state-president who contributed for the recognition of Israel by Turkey, I am very worried about the future of the Turkish-Israeli relationships. Interestingly enough, the first ship to be targeted was the Turkish ship, ...at the time Turkey is trying to prevent further sanctions about Iran! A coincidence?
An Turkish aid convoy is raided in international waters. Article V is clear.
The Islamofascist criminals who triggered this bloody confrontation with guns and clubs must be identified and put on trial. They are the only ones who benefit from violence, and just as they inaugurated a reign of violence some years ago blowing up buses and murdering children en masse, they hope to repeat their accomplishments again. Some "peace activists"! People who genuinely support a Mideast peace as opposed to making Israel Judenrein should re-evaluate just whom they are lending their support to.
Jordan, Egypt and Turkey has a duty.
And American money stays in America. Fair enough?
Of course he is going to cancel his visit to the White House.
The negative fallout will make any photo sessions/ joint public statements irrelevant.
...and no doubt the burning of the Israeli flag.
Netanyahu should cancel his planned visit to the U.S. After his today's news of an armed assault on the Gaza flotilla, he's not welcome.
Do go, Bibi! We would love to watch you twist...
Typical brutish Israeli attack on innocents. Always looking for excuses to carry yuou its murder camapigh against minorities who have been repressed for too long. And we are expected to do nothing!!!
I live in Ottawa, and I swear I can smell Netanyahu from here. I assume he has arrived in the country. Please get out of my country....go back to the religion - addled backwater from which you came. I can't believe I supported Israel for most of my life. Their behavior towards the Palestinians has come to disgust me, and supporting them in the past will forever be on my conscience.
Already done and good excuse to skip Washington embarrassing visit
Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Cuba. These are states that many would like to call "rogue". But then, we have Israel. What is Israel then?
Somalia is "Failed" state, not rogue.
if israel thinks that anyone thinks there were arms on these ships they must tyhink we came down in the last shower of rain - disgusting behaviour, i will be writing to my MP to take action
D'oh! Does he really want to front a press conference on the lawn of the Oval Office? And does Obama really want to stand there next to him? No, and.... No. Why does Netanyahu even need to think about this? Is he really THAT stupid?
D'oh! Does he really want to front a press conference on the lawn of the Oval Office? And does Obama really want to stand there next to him? No, and.... No. Why does Netanyahu even need to think about this? Is he really THAT stupid?
You are not welcome in my country you self-important bastard!
As a turk, i can see the Israel Turkey relationship is now dead. The Israeli Authorities could have just allowed the aid boats - even if they didnt like it. The fact is, there is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and this trip was an important step to break the medieval siege and offer hope to the poor people who live there. Israel's reaction to this has now cost it its relationship with Turkey, its only friend in the Middle East. Now the Israelis will have to justify the murder of Turkish nationals and this time, apologies will not stand. My murdering our citizens, Israel will have lost the support of even the people who are anti-Erdogan and AKP party. This is just one big shame. Thank you Israel.
what other country would allow a foreign vessel to go through their water. if they had nothing to hide, why not do it via the right channels & let israel check their cargo.
what other country would allow a foreign vessel to go through their water. if they had nothing to hide, why not do it via the right channels & let israel check their cargo.
Turkey was not a friend, because this does not exist in diplomatic arena (yes between peoples, but this is something else), but an ally. Erdogan wanted to break this alliance and our stupid leaders only helped him. Our apologies never were listened, so this is not relevant. But this was purely stupid fall into Erdogan hands
Too bad. We would love to give him the same hospitality he has just shown our people. Such an arrogant and UNCIVILIZED PIG.
I should be surprised by the thumbs up here for a blatant racist who trumpets that he is white (and an Anglo-Saxon and American, too, so even more pure), but somehow I am not, given the consistent racism we have seen from putative pro-Palestinians here over time.
Bibi is downright a madman if he thinks attacking an aid ship will stop terrorism in world.
If so called pro-gaza "aid ship" wanted to offer help, they were offered to do so via port of ASHDOD, WITH their OWN supervision. But they decided to provocate an army boarding their vessels, then ATTACKED the army personnel.. this was a terrorist flotilla... there was no aid whatsoever but to smuggle weapons to terrorists in gaza. if'd sink all the ships outright and set it as an example to anyone who wishes to provocate the army again...
I wonder what the israili civilians have to say about this masacre? Do you have an human feelings left?
rammazan, screw human rights. The moment this undercover protest turned on the israeli army, defied direct border army's orders to halt and then attacked the soldiers aboard the ship... thats the momeny your "human feelings" are out the question. this is the point where you get a bullet in their empty heads. Get it thought your head. you Never attack army personnel with guns and iron bars and expect your Human "feelings" untouched. Dont be dimWitted
Ah, the TV images of the Israeli commandos boarding the flotilla were wonderful. No need to comment, gas used, live bullets, many dead.....Will Obama receive Nyet-tanyahu with charm?
Afghanistan and Iraq are just an example of how Europe and America use violence in order to get gas and oil. Self righteousness at its best.
Come here Bibi, Obama wants to spank your tuchus over his knee now.
I'LL BET HE IS THINKING TO DO THAT!!
bibi looks bad by not going. he needs to stick to his plans and stick to his agenda and not even address anything that that does not concern israel. he can always tell obammer that he is allowing mexico to take over the u.s. without firing a shot in defence but israel will not go down that way.
You are not welcome in the USA. Go home.
Netanyahu would no longer be welcome. If he did go he would face tough questions from reporters as to why the Israeli navy attacked while the ship was 65 kilometers from the gazan coast in open seas. Israel continues to shoot itself in the foot!
you've got our ass in the middle of this busha, get your "little head home, and try to explain this F-U, but it goes the other way - ALSO!
His most moral army is on a roll... yet again. A lament for Israel, who has forgotten the plight of its own people in the ghettos once - and shows no mercy toward others.
His most moral army is on a roll... yet again. A lament for Israel, who has forgotten the plight of its own people in the ghettos once - and shows no mercy toward others.
Netanyahu should stay home. What he ordered is no different than when Leon Klinghoffer was killed, except the IDF is much more efficient. This was clod blooded murder on the high seas for political purposes, just like the murder of Leon Klinghoffer.
What does that mean?
Its only an excuse to defend the cowardly attack of the IDF.
It's the stock response when the military screw up and kill civilians - "We came under fire". The British army used that excuse over Bloody Sunday, and too many people still believe it.
in self-defense. And during this action in self-defense, 10 people were killed. Hadn't the activists attacked the Israeli soldiers, they could still all live.
given u.s. conduct during the npt review and the abandonment of israel, it is difficult to see what purpose such visit would serve. there is no point to being exposed to another dressing down by obama.
Another little dressing down? Or simply outrage at the piracy and murder carried out by the most moral army in the world. It is enough to make one weep. What has become of Israel? I once admired Israelis.
Another little dressing down? Or simply outrage at the piracy and murder carried out by the most moral army in the world. It is enough to make one weep. What has become of Israel? I once admired Israelis.
I mean whats the conversation going to be like? "hey Obama, I evacuated a Few Palestinian families from East Jerusalem today and left them homeless, Do you want to attack Iran?"
Piracy on the high sea, never underestimate the folly of the Israeli government.
Obama just wants to use Israel to look good in the eyes of his supporters, while stabbing Israel in the back
Israel has stabbed itself in the back, and it may be a crippling blow.
I hope Netanyahu stays home. To murder people on the high seas and then go to Washington to try and profess a desire for peace is stomach turning. Israel is extremely lucky to have the US on its side, because no one else is.
Can you then explain why exactly USA is on the side of Israel?? Why oh why?????????????
At best, it was killing in self-defense.
The murderer Netanyahu should be arrested if he sets foot in any country outside of Israel.
OH for goodness sakes.....come on down...no big deal....is it?
Are you for real. Obviously you take deaths of innocents as fun.or are you also immune to suffering and bullying of minorities. I am not in favour of either side but what has gone on so long is totally unacceptable in todays world.
"intelligent, compassionate empathetic " ?? 10 killed.
I condemn İsrael.İsrael has to stop the violence to human aid ships and Gaza residence.No more ,Enough to İsrael outrages.
A few days ago I wrote on these Talkbacks that it is Netanyahu's responsibility to stay in israel & manage the affairs instead of galavanting all over the show with his Sarale. Today on, "Gaza aid flotilla could hit"....etc. I wrote another post. Hope it wiil show up.
Sounds like Obama told Bibi to "stay away! please!"
We don't want the murderer in our country!
Of course not. You have enough. One million men, women and children killed in far away Afghanistan and Iraq (unlike Gaza to Israel) after nine years of war. Can I deliver some goods to the Taleban in Afghanistan and the Al Quaeda in Iraq without your occupation army checking them beforehand?
Cheap bastards. When you kill civilians for your petrol or gas -only reasons why you are there- then, it's okay. The same way you butchered Latin America decades ago when you supported bloody regimes in order to get their natural resources. You are the last people who can talk. Israel made a mistake, these so called "peaceful militants" were ready for war.