Israeli forces attack aid Gaza aid flotilla, kill activists

[Supreme]

An aid ship intercepted by the Israeli military while trying to break the blockade of Gaza has arrived in the Israeli port of Ashdod.

Israel says its soldiers boarded the Irish-owned Rachel Corrie from the sea and did not meet any resistance.

There has been no word from those on board, who include several activists.

The incident comes five days after nine people were killed in clashes when troops boarded a Turkish aid ship, prompting international criticism.

Israel says it will question those on board at the port and transfer the aid to the Gaza Strip by land after checking the cargo for banned items.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the peaceful outcome to the operation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10245176.stm

Has Israel lost it? They've shown they clearly don't care what the international community thinks of them. Nevertheless, the ships will keep on coming unless the Israelis lift their blockade on Gaza.

I was reading about the Berlin Blockade in 1948-1949 today- that only lasted a year, and West Berliners only chose to stay put because Britain and America were flying in 8,000 tons of food and fuel a day. God knows how the Gazans are surviving with a three year blockade and no where near the amound of aid being flown in.

 

[shuraimfan4lyf]

Israel doesnt have anything to "loose" in first place. They bunch brainless ugly pigs and monkeys, who will be defeated soon inshaAllah

 

[Dagless]

I Like that guy..I can feel uncomfortableness in the anchors voice after few mins lol..

Both anchors are from Democracy Now, which is unbias (in fact some of the most vocal Israeli supporters have been completely owned on that show).

 

[sister herb]

Israel doesnt have anything to "loose" in first place. They bunch brainless ugly pigs and monkeys, who will be defeated soon inshaAllah

Israel has everything to lost. I have read they military doctrine before.

It says simply: Israel can´t lost any single war. That means to zionists they see any actions as attack to them.

This is Public information:

Basic Points

Israel cannot afford to lose a single war
Defensive on the strategic level, no territorial ambitions
Desire to avoid war by political means and a credible deterrent posture
Preventing escalation
Determine the outcome of war quickly and decisively
Combating terrorism
Very low casualty ratio

Prepare for Defense

A small standing army with an early warning capability, regular air force and navy
An efficient reserve mobilization and transportation system

Move to Counter-Attack

Multi-arm coordination
Transferring the battle to enemy's territory quickly
Quick attainment of war objectives



To them also humanitarian acts are attacks. Like sending ambulances to sick or wounded civilians or sending humanitarian workers by ships to Gaza.

imsad

 

[Dagless]

Israel has everything to lost. I have read they military doctrine before.

It says simply: Israel can´t lost any single war. That means to zionists they see any actions as attack to them.

This is Public information:

Basic Points

Israel cannot afford to lose a single war
Defensive on the strategic level, no territorial ambitions
Desire to avoid war by political means and a credible deterrent posture
Preventing escalation
Determine the outcome of war quickly and decisively
Combating terrorism
Very low casualty ratio

Prepare for Defense

A small standing army with an early warning capability, regular air force and navy
An efficient reserve mobilization and transportation system

Move to Counter-Attack

Multi-arm coordination
Transferring the battle to enemy's territory quickly
Quick attainment of war objectives

Well not much point in having that list now. Hezbollah whooped their a** not too long ago.

 

[sister herb]

Well not much point in having that list now. Hezbollah whooped their a** not too long ago.

By they doctrine of zionists "Transferring the battle to enemy's territory quickly" and they destroyed a lot of civilian houses and infrastructure and lives in Lebanon. Zionists stopped that war as they couldn´t beat Hezbollah as they couldn´t beat Hamas too.

 

[Rabi Mansur]

Here is the basic legal position. Israel was in clear violation of international law. They obviously do not feel that they are bound by the rule of law as are other countries.


http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fvodpod.com%2Fwatch%2F3764109-freedom-flotilla-attack-daniel-machover-of-lawyers-for-palestinian-human-rights&h=d6de7

Peace.

 

[sister herb]

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The photos show that they didnt want to kill soldiers, rather than kill them, as the IDF spokesperson cleverly spinned it. You have proof that commandos were literally in the arms of activists, if they wanted to kill them they would have done it on the spot.

If the aid workers wanted to kill these crying commandos they would have done it easly. They would have killed other soldiers by using these stupid guy's rifles but they just wanted to make them scare but the other soldiers came later and shot people randomly. Most of them were shot in the back what brave killers. if they knew that the other soldiers was going to shoot . Your crying commandos and many others was going to be dead.

 

[Argamemnon]

By they doctrine of zionists "Transferring the battle to enemy's territory quickly" and they destroyed a lot of civilian houses and infrastructure and lives in Lebanon. Zionists stopped that war as they couldn´t beat Hezbollah as they couldn´t beat Hamas too.

Hizbullah will hit Israel very hard next time, even Haifa and Tel Aviv aren't safe. Hizbullah has made it very clear that they will strike Israel's infrastructure, the war will not only be on Lebanese territory this time. Hasan Nasrallah always lives up to his promises, it's never empty words masha'Allah.

 

[Argamemnon]

Israel: We Will Not Apologize to Turkey over Gaza Flotilla Deaths

Israeli Foreign Ministry officials said Saturday that Israel would not apologize to Turkey for the deaths of nine Turkish pro-Palestinian activists who were killed during the Israeli Navy's raid on the Turkish-flagged 'Freedom Flotilla' ship earlier this week.

A top official in the Israeli Foreign Ministry, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the Turkish demand for an official apology was mainly an excuse to allow Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's to cut diplomatic ties with Israel.

The Israeli foreign ministry officials said that they were surprised by the request for an apology which came from Turkey's Ambassador to Washington Namik Tan, as the demand was not relayed through any other diplomatic channels.

Tan, who was Turkey's ambassador to Tel Aviv before his U.S. appointment, was known to be a supporter of Israel, the officials said. "If he is speaking like this it is probably an official order he received from top officials in the Turkish government," an official said. "It seems that the deterioration is continuing and a complete cut in diplomatic ties is only a matter of time."

Meanwhile, Israeli Minister Dan Meridor canceled his participation in an international assembly taking place this week in Istanbul.

The summit, the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, is sponsored by Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and is focused on increasing security and cooperation in Asia.

Meridor canceled his participation due to security concerns in light of the rising anti-Israel sentiment in Turkey. Officials from the Israeli consulate in Istanbul and the Israeli envoy in Ankara will be taking Meridor's place.

http://www.almanar.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=140823&language=en

 

[Argamemnon]

Shame on Turkey and the traitor leadership (the army in particular) for not being harsher, with so much military, economic, political and diplomatic power still not using these at times like these. Unbelievable, I can assure everybody that they could do ten times more if they wanted.

 

[shuraimfan4lyf]

Honestly, I expected harsher response by Turkey as well. I thought they were going to completely cut diplomatic ties. The softer you response to actions like these by Israel, the more they will keep doing this kind of stuff.

 

[Argamemnon]

^^ Hasan Nasrallah said that he read an article in a Quwaiti newspaper which almost praised Israeli commandos for doing the right thing. With such traitors in the Muslim world humiliation is nothing but a PUNISHMENT from Allah.

 

[Banu_Hashim]

Someone should remind these thugs that Hamas and the Palestinian people under international law have every right to oppose the Zionist occupation. The United Nations Charter states:

(UN Charter art. 51) (6). The right to resist finds application within the framework of the right of legitimate defense because "a state which forcibly subjugates a people to colonial or alien domination is committing an unlawful act as defined by international law, and the subject people, in the exercise of its inherent right of self-defense, may fight to defend and attain its right to self-determination."(7)

There really is nothing to argue, of course they will say that Hamas attacks civilians. Why don't you give them advanced weapons then so they can target enemy soldiers?

Salam Bro,

I tried looking for the article you quoted on the UN website, but I found something else worded slightly differently under article 51 of the UN charter: http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/chapter7.shtml

Is it the same thing, but just a newer edition?

 

[جوري]

Helen Thomas ended up resigning over asking Jews to leave Palestine..

sob7an Allah.. so much for freedom of speech ey?

 

[piXie]

sob7an Allah.. so much for freedom of speech ey?

hmm. so much..

 

[Snowflake]

I hope we are remembering to pray for the destruction of Allah's enemies in all our duaas. Just as the candle flame burns fiercely just before it dies, so will the evil of the kuffar increase before they are defeated. Allah won't ever let the believers down. InshaAllah, it's just a matter of time.

"Or another example is that of a dark storm-cloud in the sky charged with thunder and lightning. They press their fingers to their ears at the sound of each stunning thunderclap for fear of death: Allah is encircling the unbelievers from all sides."[19] Quran - 2:19 al-Baqarah


Do not give up and do not be downhearted. You shall be uppermost if you are believers. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 139) … Allah will not let the disbelievers triumph over the believers. (Surat an-Nisa', 141)

 

[Rabi Mansur]

Helen Thomas ended up resigning over asking Jews to leave Palestine..

sob7an Allah.. so much for freedom of speech ey?

Seeing her remarks made me wonder how many others in the press and administration "secretly" have the same viewpoint. The stormclouds are starting to gather...


Israel has really done itself a lot of long term PR damage with its arrogance.

:wa:

 

[جوري]

Seeing her remarks made me wonder how many others in the press and administration "secretly" have the same viewpoint. The stormclouds are starting to gather...


Israel has really done itself a lot of long term PR damage with its arrogance.

:wa:

I agree with you there, but the sad part is when 'freedom of speech' costs her, her job there, but is applauded when it is lewd and offensive language or drawings when it comes to Islam.. the double standard is so loud it can slap you in the face..

 

[Muslim Woman]

Salaam/Peace

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