Report: Israel attacks flotilla, 10 die

[Skybird]

It was a mistake to let the so-called activists leave Israel - the crew of the Rachel Corrie said they have enough funding in their movement to already having become busy to assemble a second, even bigger fleet, and that they again want to board the ships in order - so they explicitly said - to break the blockade. you can offer them first class express delivery via land route, they will not accept it. there is a chance that Turkey will officially fund and support it. Which borders an open war declaration against Israel in my understanding, since Turkey knows there is a blockade in place.

That those 10,000 tons of cement the confiscated five ships had loaded, amongst other goods, are to be used to build more Hamas bunker networks like those the Israelis already had so much trouble with in Southern Lebanon, and that Hamas demands to be in control, of distributing the medical drugs and items so that it can boost it'S popularity with palestinians, so far nobody of these activists showed any care for.

Meanwhile Israeli media reveal that the intel situation was sub-optimal, to say the least, and that they had expected only light or no resistence (I wonder why). Video released this morning plays communications of surprised soldiers who reported that they were under live fire from all directions, and that every member of the boarding team was waited for by an orgainsed lynch mob.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=177229

The following is a transcript of the dialogue heard in the IDF clip:

- I need reinforcements here with me
- He wants to pass underneath
- Wait, one is in front of me
- It's coming from all directions
- We need to be evacuated, now
- Tell him that he's close already-
- Real weapons, real weapons (ie.guns)
- They have real weapons?
- Yes, yes, real weapons
- They are firing on us
- There is live fire below
- Live fire below
- Live fire here
- Shoot him where is he?
- Negative

http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=177186

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomac...tilla-1.293748

Israel is with its back against the wall. Either it accepts terrorism striking Israel again several times per day and Hamas boosting it's position amongst Palestinians, or it directly fuels the international antisemitism by defending itself - and Hamas again boosting it'S popularity.

Hamas must go. This can only be acchieved by Palestinians sending it to hell themselves(unlikely), or Israel destroying Gaza completely and by that: Hamas as well (difficult). Having Obama in the WH, does not help the situation, of course. Yesterday I read that the WH tries to support coups to overthrow the current Israeli government. Slowly but surely I really become furious about this wellmeaning dilletantic dreamer being so very much in denial of realities.

Regarding Turkey, I can give Israel only one advise: ignore it, do not trust it, don't let Turkey influence your decisions.