Latest Flotilla Intercepted by IDF. Yawn.
Last Friday, the IDF boarded two boats attempting to run Israel’s maritime blockade on Gaza. One boat was Canadian and the other Irish and they carried 27 pro-Palestinian activists, journalists and crew members….
Flotilla victory?
Amid this conclusion, the pessimist in me cannot help but ask if the flotilla organizers and their well-funded backers lost a pawn in exchange for a rook, if they took a step back while preparing to take two steps forward.
Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activist: Why I am not sailing aboard the Dutch ship after all
Hasna El Maroudi, 26, Dutch pro-Palestinian activist/journalist of Moroccan descent, had planned to join other activists aboard a Dutch ship to Gaza. She changed her mind after having to deal with the sponsoring…
Flotilla wins before even sailing
It seems like only yesterday that I wrote a horrified post about how stupidly Israel handled the last flotilla, which ended with the death of 9 Muslim activists and the injury of a…
The Color Usurple – Alice Walker Weaves a False Tale
Alice Walker, a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and author of “The Color Purple,” was reached by Foreign Policy magazine from her hotel in Greece, as she prepares to board a flotilla (or faux-tilla…
How do you know a Palestinian supporter is lying when s/he accuses somebody of racism? His/her lips are moving.
This is the BBC film about the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla which has garnered severe reprobation from supporters of the Palestinians, including accusations of racism against the BBC. Wondering who could…
Some Swedish Students Reject the Isolation of Israel
As some people and organizations seek to single out Israel for boycotts or similar actions, it is heartening to see that there are many who reject the scapegoating and singling out of Israel…
Information about the IHH people aboard Mavi Marmara as told by crew
Apparently, the 40 IHH operatives who came aboard in Istanbul had walkie talkies to communicate which they only shared with crew members, and they controlled movement on the ship, including the crew’s. If…
Flotillafacts.com
Flotillafacts.com is the best site (made overnight) to counter the falsehoods being spread about Israel in the wake of The Fauxtilla. Put together by StandWithUs here in LA, the site is now in…
The US State Department should be careful about what it wishes for…
The US State Department has not always been too friendly to Israel, which, frankly has had better luck making friends in Congress and in administrations. Today, just as Israel was preparing to close…
Washington Post gets it
They say that it’s time to put some of the the blame on Turkey and make sure it is investigated.
Turkey continues with its media war
Images of beaten commandos during the flotilla attack are now being circulated by a Turkish newspaper. The stories coming out are that 3 or 4 commandos were taken down below decks and held…
How To Stop An Irish Flotilla
and beat them at their own game! You need bag pipes, food and beer. I’m not joking. Here is my plan. STAGE ONE Send several boats with bagpipes blowing traditional Israeli folk tunes….
See? It’s not that hard to do this right
From Ha’aretz: The MV Rachel Corrie will return to Ireland in the coming days due to Israeli “sabotage” of the two vessels meant to accompany the ship en route to the Gaza Strip,…
David Grossman encapsulates what went wrong
David Grossman lost his son in the Lebanon 2006, arguably due to the ineptitude of the IDF and the political leadership, including Ehud Olmert. Even before then, Grossman was a noted Israeli dove…
IDF provides brief explaining how international law applies to raid on the fauxtilla
Operation ‘Sea Breeze’ – Legal Aspects Introduction For several years, the State of Israel has been engaged in an ongoing armed conflict with terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip. This armed conflict…
Interesting Fauxtilla tidbits from Michael Oren
Michael Oren, historian and current Israeli ambassador to the US, has written an op-ed in the NY Times defending the actions of Israel regarding the flotilla headed for Gaza. For some strange reason,…
The Gaza Flotilla Battle – On Twitter
[Reposting my Jewish Week article from this week...which features comments from none other than the noteworthy "ck." ] The Gaza Flotilla Battle – On Twitter Israeli forces approach one of six ships bound…
More video from the flotilla attack
Massive intelligence failure by Israel. They sent their soldiers into a battle unwittingly and unprepared.
