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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo
There comes a time in any armed conflict, when people make choices...
They can remain civilians, or participate in the conflict by using violence.
Those that chose violence become - under the rules of war, combatants, and as such are treated like combatants.
These "protestors" were heading into a conflict zone.
They repeatedly ignored warnings to avoid the zone.
When confronted, they chose to initiate violence on behalf of an enemy of the state of Israel - making them combatants, and thus valid and legal targets to be killed.
Their choices, their actions, their responsibility.
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Repelling boarders does not make them valid targets. Especially in international waters. Also opening fire from the helos means they can claim defense.
Again fancy lines and labels isn't going to help Israel on this. They frakked up and are going to pay the political price for it. Gaza now is open through egypt which likely is much less inclined to inspect cargo going in and out. Israel looks like a bully AGAIN which is weakening their position and lessening chances of foreign assistance in case of a major attack. They are giving far too much political ammo to Hamas and other groups that are against their very existence.
Israel has egg on its face. Today it was forced to get rid off all it captured less face a serious international political crisis soon it will be forced to lift the blockade on Gaza. Many more today now hate their guts. They just cant keep doing this! It will sink them!