[Spok]

If the ship was full of Jewish women and children, Hamas would sink it without hesitation, and the world wouldn't bat an eye. Of course, the Israelis won't, nor should they, but they'll be excoriated nonetheless.

[citizenredstater9271]

Your wrong. Israel SHOULD sink that ship. Every ship for Gaza equals more bad press for Israel. What they should really do is plant weapons on the ship and then sink it so the world will think they had a legit reason. The world doesn’t buy the legitimacy is threatened reason.

[muawiyah]

If these women were home alone with the men of Hamas they'd get beaten senseless for having gone out without a male relative along with them.

Those who got pregnant would find their own "heads" in bags lying on the front doorstep of their parents.

Knowing all of that we are sure the IDF has not nor will they suffer any sort of public relations disaster.

Odds are good there are at least a couple of potential defectors on that boat ~ women who didn't want to go but who were forced to go.