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Thus while Israel feels entitled to practice what are essentially violent acts - enforced as they are by military strength - of settlement building on confiscated Palestinian land, it wants to strip Palestinians, including the PA, of the means by which to voice their demands peacefully.
Ironically, it was Turkey who facilitated Israel's admission into the influential OECD, only to be paid back soon after with the killing of its nationals on board the Gaza-bound flotilla.
Israel, it seems, wanted to send a message to allies and opponents alike that it does not tolerate dissent or defiance - even in a peaceful form.
When its enemies use force, Israel feels it can rely on its arsenal of tanks and bombs. But what the raid on the flotilla shows is that, when possible, it also responds with military action to non-violent resistance.
The flotilla sailing unprotected in international waters, appeared a good target against which Israel could exercise the plan of action it knows best - the lethal use of force.
The 2006 war on Lebanon and the 2009 war on Gaza revealed the limits of Israeli military supremacy in achieving its political goals and the attack on the flotilla has backfired disastrously.
The bullets that pierced the bodies of the activists have boomeranged, shattering the myth of Israeli morality.
In fact, the increasing calls in its wake for an immediate end to the blockade of Gaza now show that Israel has failed and the Free Gaza Movement prevailed.
Originally posted by virgom129
reply to post by LittleSecret
If there were terrorists why weren't they arrested? Miserable tries by the Zionist regime to justify its aggressive behavior.
You cant arrest the dead maybe???
BTW, that doesn't mean I think they were terrorists.
Originally posted by Skellon
reply to post by LittleSecret
Hi LittleSecret,
Quite a provocative thread title, no source cited?
If you are going to throw up biased, one sided articles, can you atleast link the source please?
Thank you
[edit on 7-6-2010 by Skellon]
most Emailed article to AlJazeera.net/english