Yes. Just like patriots did with the British on their march up the Hudson from New York City.When they got to up state New York, after running the patriot gauntlet, they were in tatters.
These roving thugs would be worse though, burning towns and pillaging as they move out of the cities.Th “gangs” of NYC , for example, would be more ruthless than Tartars.
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=176970
At least 15 activists dead, dozens hurt in flotilla clashes
By YAAKOV KATZ AND JPOST.COM STAFF
05/31/2010 09:18
IDF says soldiers were met by well-planned lynch, concealed handguns, knives, bats, metal pipes in Gaza flotilla raid; 5 Navy commandos wounded; Al Jazeera broadcasts footage
International activists aboard the flotilla of ships on their way to the Gaza Strip opened fire on IDF soldiers who boarded the ships to prevent them from breaking the Israeli-imposed sea blockade, the IDF said Monday.
According to the IDF, the international activists “prepared a lynch” for the soldiers who boarded the ships at about 2 a.m. Monday morning after calling on them to stop, or follow them to the Ashdod Port several hours earlier.
According to IDF reports, at least 15 activists were killed during the ensuing clashes and dozens were wounded. Some of the wounded were evacuated to Israeli hospital by Air Force helicopters.Five Navy commandos were also wounded, some of them from gunfire.At least 2 soldiers were seriously wounded.
In international reactions, Turkey, Sweden and Greece summonsed their Israeli ambassadors for discussions on the violence.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas also responded to the clashes, which he called a “slaughter,” according to an AFP report.
Upon boarding the ships, the soldiers encountered fierce resistance from the passengers who were armed with knives, bats and metal pipes. The soldiers used non-lethal measures to disperse the crowd. The activists, according to an IDF report, succeeded in stealing two handguns from soldiers and opened fire, leading to an escalation in violence.
Al Jazeera on Monday broadcasted footage from the Gaza flotilla’s lead vessel, the Mavi Marmara, showing Israeli Navy commandos boarding the ship. Helicopters could also be seen flying overhead.
al jazeera Video at link. shows nothing. I am more interested in what it doesn’t show.
This entire flotilla was a deliberate provocation. The EU is already condemning Israel.
BBC is off the rails with this. Hysterical reporting at best, outright lies at worst.