Gaza Flotilla Raid: Israel Sends a Message

Pajamas Media ^ | June 1 | James Lewis

[AJKauf]

I think the decision to stop the "peace" flotilla with commandos was a deliberate signal to Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria, Iran, and most of all the United States. Are you listening, President Obama?....

[DoughtyOne]

Six ships boarded, only one resisted.  That's what Al Jazeera says.

Of the 682 people from 42 countries aboard the six ships that were raided, 380 are believed to be Turkish.

The unmistakable fact is, Israel did not go in guns blazing.  Five ships were boarded without incident.  Only one ship had a crew intent on resisting Israeli commandos.

This was premeditated, and Israel had no choice.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/06/20106116559782549.html

[Vendome]

“An Arab, a Cowboy and a Red Indian are standing next to the bus while the driver fixes the flat tire.

So they start talking. The Red Indian says, “Ah, once my people were many but now we are few!”

Then the Arab says, “Ah, once my people were few and now we are many!”

To which the Cowboy replies to the Arab, “Shiite! That’s cause we ain’t played Cowboys and Muslims yet!!””

[Vendome]

 

[Scythian]

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[Radix]

Despite what Daniel Pipes wrote earlier, this episode should not be considered a mistake" by Israel.

 

I agree with the article above.

 

This was a statement by Israel, and a welcome one from here.

[Vendome]

 

[Vendome]

Our retribution rate is off the chart but I see what you are questioning.

Take it down?

[Oldpuppymax]

Maybe so, but Bibi had damned well better stand FIRM and not allow politics and the left-wing media to cause Israel to end the blockade.

[marron]

Six ships boarded, only one resisted. That's what Al Jazeera says... The unmistakable fact is, Israel did not go in guns blazing. Five ships were boarded without incident. Only one ship had a crew intent on resisting Israeli commandos. This was premeditated, and Israel had no choice.

Good point and good post.

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you Marron.

[pgkdan]

And of course our fair and balanced MSM fails to notice the spontaneous eruptions at Israeli consulates and embassies in Europe and Turkey and the immediate press releases by damascus, Ankara and Hezbollah denouncing the raid on the peaceful aid flotilla! It just happened near simultaneously by accident. No collusion here. No concerted attack against Israel Just the big, bad mean Israeli’s picking on peace loving aid workers.

[DoughtyOne]

Yep, I agree. As I said, I expect some entities to do this, but it really bothers me when I see supposedly enlightened people in the West go anti-Israel reflexively.

As for the U.N., can we just admit it’s jumped the shark and dump that turkey on some other nation’s neck.

[pgkdan]

As for the U.N., can we just admit it’s jumped the shark and dump that turkey on some other nation’s neck.

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I’ll admit it.

As for Europe...their behavior in this matter, once again is utterly disgusting. European soil is soaked with Jewish blood. Now that the Jews have established their homeland the Europeans are happy to see the muslims do their dirty work as long as the slaughter of Jews goes on. Disgusting!

[jprice28]

I absolutely love Israel's response to the world's condemnation of this incident: "Next time we'll use more force." Now THAT'S send a message! I absolutely love that kind of attitude. If only we were still like that here in America. The Conservative Beacon

[DoughtyOne]

You know what, that’s about the only conclusion one can make isn’t it. It’s just sad, and infurating.

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