Hamas and Civilian Casualties

Was looking through my “Blog Later” links (which is full to bursting) and found this post by Michael J. Totten. Some very good points. Not only do Israelis have a harder time figuring out who is a target and who needs protection, we all have a harder time identifying those who have already been wounded…

The people of Gaza have too little cement in their diet

No Right Turn almost writes his own fisk. Six months ago, following its murder of civilians on the MV Mavi Marmara, Israel announced that it was “easing” its economic blockade of Gaza. Bullshit: Indeed it is – no innocent civilians were murdered, criminal terrorists masquerading as “peace activists” were shot in self defense after they…

Israeli raid on Gaza terror flotilla broke law – UN probe

They beat men armed with crowd control paintball guns with iron bars, but it was Israel that was at fault. Israel’s military broke international laws during a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a UN Human Rights Council investigation says. Its report said the action by commandos, which left nine dead, was “disproportionate” and “betrayed…

Israel’s flag is red with yellow stars in the corner

Anti-Israel activists are not always the brightest bunch, they once ran a campaign against Caterpillar because their bulldozers were used by the Isralei army to widen the border zones. Caterpillar wasn’t even selling to Israel (they were selling to the US army who then supplied them to Israel to modify for military use) but still…

A though on Free Speech and “Peace”

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” Eric Arthur Blair or George ORWELL British novelist and essayist (1903-1950) “Everybody favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground.” Heywood C. BROUN U.S. journalist and author (1888-1939) No one…

Who do you trust? Israel or Activists?

I’m starting to see some media almost sympathetic towards the Israeli forces. Let’s face it: Everyone was told the flotilla was peaceful The Israelis treated it as peaceful, albeit breaking the blockade But when they boarded under that assumption, they were beaten and stabbed But it was interesting to watch the various reactions immediately afterward.…

More on the Peace Activist Attack

CNN have this map. They also report… Activists directly involved in violence against Israeli soldiers will be charged accordingly, said an Israeli foreign ministry official, who asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media. Forty-five activists agreed to identify themselves to Israeli authorities and are citizens of the…

The UN Response

CNN also reports the UN response. The U.N. Security Council called for a “prompt, impartial, credible and transparent” investigation into Monday’s raid by Israel. “The Security Council deeply regrets the loss of life and injuries resulting from the use of force during the Israeli military operation in international waters against the convoy sailing to Gaza,”…

Israel and the Law

National Radio had an expert in the “Law of the Sea” on Morning Report earlier to discuss the Australian legal action against Japan. They then asked (since the expert was there) for the law surrounding what Israel did. She first pointed out that it’s not piracy. Piracy can’t be committed by states. Second, under international…

More information comes to light…

So you’ve got to read right down the page, but more information is coming to light about the violence Israeli boarding party were met with. Night-vision footage released by the military showed soldiers dropping from a helicopter one by one and being grabbed by a mob of men wielding sticks on the lead boat, the…