Posted on 06/05/2010 9:32:37 AM PDT by publana
n Ben-Yishai reports from the field: Five days after bloody raid on Marmara, Navy stages peaceful takeover at sea; female combat soldiers take part in quick raid on Rachel Corrie, fighters board ship using rope ladders
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 06.05.10, 16:35 / Israel News Just five minutes this is the estimated time it took Israel's Navy to commandeer the Rachel Corrie Ship en route to the Gaza Strip.
The raid got underway with the vessel roughly 23 miles west of the Gaza shore, right on the boundary of the naval blockade imposed on the strip. Navy Chief Major General Eliezer Marom received the chief of staff's approval before proceeding. The top military officials were also in touch with Defense Minister Ehud Barak during the operation.
Navy boats approach ship (Photo: IDF Spokesman's Office)
The overall operation was headed by the commander of Israel's missile boat fleet, while the actual raid on the ship was led by the commander of the Flotilla 13 commando unit, Colonel A.
The decision to take over the vessel was taken roughly at 12 pm, when it became clear that the ship had no intention of complying with the Navy's messages and turn to the Ashded port for an inspection.
The vessel's captain was informed that Navy soldiers will board the ship in line with international law and without using force, and that the IDF expected personnel on the ship to behave similarly.
4 female fighters The captain made it clear to the forces he had no intention to offer violent resistance. He gathered the 11 passengers and crewmembers on the ship's deck, where they peacefully waited for the Navy's boats. The Navy dispatched three missile boats to the area, as well as several patrol vessels which have been accompanying the Rachel Corrie since Friday. Additional missile boats were deployed in case the operation turned violent.
Shortly before 12:30, two missile boats reached the Rachel Corrie carrying about 20 combat soldiers, including four female fighters belonging to the Navy's special security unit, in charge of securing ports and vessels. The females were brought in so that they personally handle the females on board, including Nobel Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire.
The Navy commander was on board a nearby missile boat along with Flotilla 13's commander during the operation. The fighters boarded the ship using rope ladders without facing any resistance, explained their demands to the captain, and ensured they were being met.
The operation took about five minutes, with activists on board the ship yelling slogans at Navy troops but refraining from any violence. The incident highlighted the difference between passengers on Board the Marmara, who planned a violent and lethal clash in order to smear Israel, and Rachel Carrie activists. The Navy said the latter activists were part of a "provocative sail", but made do with conveying their political message, thereby averting any kind of violent clash.
Also they are very smart, unlike a lot of Americans...you know, the ones that voted for the empty suited puppet. The ones that actually think they're going to get all that free stuff.
The leftists in bed with the unions, pharmaceuticals, brownnose butt kissers.. everyone but the little guy and the middle class will get richer then they already are.
“Ditto.
I’ve always said, one torpedo is all that is necessary. It would stop them ALL.”
They keep trying more and more ,One ship sunk and they would change their hateful little minds quickly.
Somehow, I feel a lot of FReepers are angling for some deadly action.
This is not a movie folks, it’s real.
A peaceful non-incident will only be good for Israel, showing that all they’re after is to make sure no deadly arms flow through Gaza.
Food, Medicine and Aid are ALLOWED.
Let’s be thankful that no deadly incident occurred. With this, Israel haters will have nothing to attack Israel with.
Absolutely, if you lose the moral high ground you’ve lost more than what thousands of bullets or bombs could accomplish.
The goal is to marginalize Hamas and show them for what they really are - fascist oligarchs.
was that too harsh ??? too mean ???
do i give a peacenik ratzazz ???
I was thinking Honor Harrington, but she’s based on Hornblower.
LMAO!!!!
0dunga is good but it does not have the same ringa as 0dinga...
yep, and sink every one that follows.
Cheers!
“nah dont sink it, since its the rachel, drag it to shore and crush it with a bulldozer...
was that too harsh ??? too mean ???
do i give a peacenik ratzazz ???”
That is just right,these worthless scum hate us as well.
Your right on all those things.....3 years to go and maybe we can say good riddence to the one we have now...who would have ever thought anyone could make Clinton look good....
“yep, and sink every one that follows.”
Even better we are dealing with people who have destroyed their short term memory,Via substance abuse so the reminders would be necessary.
Nah. It's gotta be something more multicultural, like "Tortilla."
And that reminds me of the Doritos tagline from back when Jay Leno was their pitchman, which I think oddly appropriate:
"Crunch all you want; we'll make more."
Israel needs to just say "game on," here, and keep going until the world runs out of suckers stupid enough to allow these freaks to borrow their ships.
The situation would go from good to best, of course, if the legalities of it laid no mandate upon Israel to return the commandeered vessels. They could be carved up, melted down, and used to complete Israel's border fence.
The IDF should take over the Port and end the need for the blockade.
“...crush it with a bulldozer...”
Ouch...!!!
Was that mean?
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