From the Jerusalem Post:
"Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said unequivocally on Sunday that Israel had no intention of apologizing, and one diplomatic source said Thursday there were voices inside the government saying that not only should Israel not apologize, but it should demand a Turkish apology for facilitating the dispatch of a ship with terrorist supporters who beat Israeli soldiers trying to protect its territorial sovereignty."
So, a ship carrying aid to Gaza had to be stopped to protect Israel's territorial sovereignty. No further analysis required.
I dunno, are you challenging me to a competition?
ReplyDeleteYou're way ahead already.
I sometimes wonder why these people bother.
ReplyDeleteIs it me or did I just get a visit from the FBI?
ReplyDeleteNo! But we've got our eye on you and we know who you are and where you live! We even know your inside leg measurement and the sex of your unborn child. Have a nice day now!
ReplyDeleteHa haaaa! That's funny.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, though. Check the stats. FBI Criminal Justice Information Systems, Clarkson, Virginia at 21:58:34 last night.
Why? Do you think you could outwit Noam Chomsky?
ReplyDeleteforgot to mention, israel also found bulletproof vests on the turk ship, these are also tools of war.
ReplyDeleteI see a collection of tools, knives, trinkets and toys that you would find on every merchant ship in the entire world. What vessel doesn't carry respirators, or "gas masks" as you call them? As for "night vision goggles"- I saw a couple of telescopic sights and a pair of binoculars. Funny how the bulletproof vest wasn't paraded on the video along with all the other kit, hey? Couldn't possibly be that hasbaraniks like you would seize any opportunity to embelish your already thrillingly violent and despotic mental image of the events onboard the Mavi Mara without any evidence to support it?
ReplyDeleteSuch an argument is just a straw man, anyway. The IDF had no justification for boarding the vessels of the flotilla in international waters. Plain and simple. Imagine if Somalian pirates had boarded an Australian vessel, killed several unarmed crew members and kidnapped the rest. A UN flotilla would be despatched within days to subdue the "terrorists" and liberate the hostages from their pirate captors. Funny how double standards play out in your warped little brain, innit.
Of course, all this could have been documented and the truth ascertained relatively objectively if Israel considered itself to be anything less than some god's chosen nation. That country's contempt for the international community and its law is unshakeable, however.
I would say that you are welcome to return to this comment if you want to enter into an evidence-based debate of the conflict, but reading your bio suggests you wouldn't know the meaning of those words so please don't bother coming back.
Outwit Chomsky? I'd like to try. :-)
ReplyDeleteIts very funny how you keep posting here, reinforcing our perceptions of your racism, bigotry and ignorance. Its like you really, really want us to hate you and will do and say anything to raise a response. Which isn't really very irritating, its just a bit sad. I was contemplating a point-by-point rebuttal of your vitriolic posts but I don't think you're worth the time it would take.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Muhamad, I'll ask you directly because I'm keen to sort this out: why would you hope that Anonymous 21 June, 2010 21:56 was a jew? I just don't get the reference. Why not hispanic or Sunni or Canadian?
ReplyDeleteWhat I said was "I hope anonymous was either FBI or a Jew, or both, I'd like it to be the latter. :)"
ReplyDeleteSo, I was hoping that anon was
1. FBI
2. Jew
3. Both
Why?
1. FBI, so that the fascist bureau of investigation knows that we're there.
2. Jew, so that they know we aren't fooled by Israel's shit.
3. Both, well, that would be even better! Wouldn't it? :)