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Navy escorts flotilla ships to Ashdod
jpost.com ^ | 5/31/10 | YAAKOV KATZ AND JPOST.COM STAFF

Posted on 05/31/2010 9:51:53 AM PDT by Nachum

IDF: Soldiers were met by well-planned lynch, concealed handguns.

Armed Navy ships escorted boats from the Gaza protest flotilla to Ashdod on Monday afternoon, hours after IDF soldiers and activists clashed in a fatal raid.

International activists aboard the ships opened fire on IDF soldiers who boarded the ships to prevent them from breaking the Israeli-imposed sea blockade, the IDF said Monday.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ashdod; escorts; flotilla; navy

1 posted on 05/31/2010 9:51:54 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

They will unload the ship and find a butt-load of weapons.


2 posted on 05/31/2010 9:54:03 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: Nachum

At least one counter to the liberal/fascist news propaganda is to simply refer to the individuals on the ships as what they really were - armed brigands - not activists, and certainly not “peace” activists.


3 posted on 05/31/2010 9:54:32 AM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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To: Nachum

Well I hope Israel learned a valuable lesson with this. DON’T GIVE UP YOUR LAND! Turning Gaza over to Hamas was about as dumb as it gets, why they thought it would turn out any different than what is happening in Lebanon is beyond me. Why give your enemy to opportunity to lob missiles from both your northern AND southern borders is stupid. The Muslims will be wailing and gnashing their teeth for months because of this and of course the MSM is spinning it for the Muslims so the entire world will condemn the Israelis.


4 posted on 05/31/2010 10:00:10 AM PDT by trapped_in_LA
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To: thethirddegree

I don’t think so. This was the test flotilla. The weapons would have been on the next flotilla after the Israelis gave up on this one. Didn’t work out that way.


5 posted on 05/31/2010 10:01:17 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Part of the Vast Catholic Conspiracy (hat tip to Kells))
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To: vladimir998

Exactly......No guns this time. But next time yes


6 posted on 05/31/2010 10:02:41 AM PDT by dennisw (History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid - Gen Eisenhower)
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To: Nachum

If you want to see a peaceful flag, take a look at Saudi Arabia`s flag.


7 posted on 05/31/2010 10:08:25 AM PDT by bunkerhill7
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To: bunkerhill7

Here it is.

8 posted on 05/31/2010 10:12:49 AM PDT by Mich Patriot (Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: Nachum

If they were serious, they’d kill ‘em all.


9 posted on 05/31/2010 10:14:54 AM PDT by Jim Noble (If the answer is "Republican", it must be a stupid question)
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To: trapped_in_LA

Israel should retake Gaza and the West Bank and evict the current muslim population from its borders.


10 posted on 05/31/2010 10:23:33 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: Nachum

International Peace Activists Open Fire.

People unclear on the concept.


11 posted on 05/31/2010 10:49:36 AM PDT by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: vladimir998
I don’t think so. This was the test flotilla. The weapons would have been on the next flotilla after the Israelis gave up on this one. Didn’t work out that way.

I don't work for the Rand Corp, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night...

Test Fotilla for what is the question....

Remember the Nazi's considered a boat into NY harbor aka a dirty bomb or enough radiation to make people sick, with the level of atomic weaponary towards the end of the war as they were desperate and didn't have the bomb yet.....

So what do these "Peace Activist" have up their sleeves as a Proxy for Iran next time?

Talk about a floating Trojan Horse...

12 posted on 05/31/2010 11:32:13 AM PDT by taildragger ((Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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To: Oceander

I can see a concerted effort elsewhere on the Internet to frame the Israelis as villains.


13 posted on 05/31/2010 11:33:52 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: taildragger
Remember the Nazi's considered a boat into NY harbor aka a dirty bomb or enough radiation to make people sick, with the level of atomic weaponary towards the end of the war as they were desperate and didn't have the bomb yet.....

No. Actually, I don't remember that.
Can you point to a source?

14 posted on 05/31/2010 11:52:23 AM PDT by Riodacat (Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.)
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To: Riodacat

I can’t remember a source...


15 posted on 05/31/2010 12:10:49 PM PDT by taildragger ((Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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To: Nachum
HAMAS PM Condemns ___________Fill in the blank.
16 posted on 05/31/2010 12:21:54 PM PDT by arthurus ("If you don't believe in shooting abortionists, don't shoot an abortionist." -Ann C.)
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To: thethirddegree

I would bet there are no weapons in the cargw though there may be some among the more dedicated jihadists aboard. The perps knew there was a very good chance of being captured and would prefer the propaganda value of “harmless humanitarian supplies.” Thinking back on it, i wonder why a couple of the boats were not wired to explode so that “Jews Blow Up Peaceful Humanitarians” could be the worldwide headlines or “Israelis Sink Innocent Flotilla.”


17 posted on 05/31/2010 12:25:11 PM PDT by arthurus ("If you don't believe in shooting abortionists, don't shoot an abortionist." -Ann C.)
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To: BunnySlippers

S,f and b?


18 posted on 05/31/2010 12:27:54 PM PDT by arthurus ("If you don't believe in shooting abortionists, don't shoot an abortionist." -Ann C.)
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To: arthurus

Yeah.


19 posted on 05/31/2010 12:31:25 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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