What’s the buzz?

Posted on May 31, 2010 | 3 Comments

As an Israeli citizen, I can’t just ignore today’s action. However, I’m not sure what my position/opinion is at this point. By the end of today, I will all be a lot smarter. However, I do blame the Israeli government for their handling. I just can’t believe that there was no better way to deal with/head off this situation.

That said, if this happened within Israel’s territorial waters, and if the flotilla did indeed ignore coast guard instructions to dock at Ashdod port, just a few miles from Gaza, so that the humanitarian aid could be checked for weapons, none of this would have happened. So far, both sides have behaved irresponsibly, at best.

Best updates from the Israeli position are being live blogged at Jameel’s The Muqata

All sides are broadcasting on Twitter, as usual.

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3 responses to “What’s the buzz?”

  1. Jameel Rashid | May 31, 2010 at 3:13 pm | Reply

    Zendette: Thanks for the link. A few comments:

    1. Israel offered to bring ALL the humanitarian aid to the Gazans. The Flotilla refused.

    2. Kidnapped soldier, Gild Shalit’s father begged the flotilla, in the name of humanity, to bring a letter to his son. The Flotilla refused.

    3. The IDF soldiers warned the flotilla they were breaking the law and they should accompany them to the Ashdod port. The Flotilla refused.

    4. IDF commandos boarded the ships, armed primarily with paintball guns. Only after the flotilla terrorists opened fired and attacked the IDF soldiers with live fire, molotov cocktails, knives, daggers, metal poles, chairs, and threw IDF soldiers down stairs, off the decks of the ships, threw soldiers overboard, and tried to kidnap soldiers (10 soldiers were wounded, some stabbed in the stomach, some shot), did IDF soldiers use their weapons of last resort — pistols.

    Israel didn’t behave irresponsibly — the entire blame lies with the flotilla terrorists and the Turkish parliament.

  2. Dana | May 31, 2010 at 5:28 pm | Reply

    Lita,

    Thanks for posting. I have been reading all day and I do agree with you, both sides behaved irresponsibly, presumably from what is known now. What is still amazing to me is how quickly the entire world is condemning Israel over this and not even trying to find out the facts first. Of course you expect this from the Arab States and even the EU, but even the NY Times, while less condemning than let’s say CNN is doing more of the same.

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