James Fetzer, Ph.D
http://jamesfetzer.blogspot.com
1 June 2010

Shame: An Israeli student shouts during a protest against her country’s use of force in the deadly flotilla raid
The barbarous attack on a “Freedom Flotilla” by heavily-armed commandos marks a new low in the disregard of international standards of law and morality by the rogue State of Israel. Vessels flying Greek and Turkish flags were boarded in internationl waters nearly 70 miles off the coast, which qualifies as “an act of war” under international law. Apologists for Israel are making the case that the Israeli commandos were acting peaceably, but Turkish television has reported that they came aboard the ships with a list of those targeted for assassination.
The propaganda assets of Israel are making a huge effort to spin this event to blame responsibility on the artists, intellectuals, and other humanitarians who were aboard the vessles. This appears to be the latest in a long history of “false flag” attacks in which Israel commits violent acts and blames them on other parties. The flotilla was attempting to break a blockage of Gaza, where 1.5 million Palestinians are being held in hostage in what must qualify as the largest concentration camp in the world today. It can only be hoped that world-wide outrage will focus attention on the latest atrocities committed by the world’s leading terrorist state.
In his most recent article, Thierry Meyssan goes further and believes that this act is in retaliation for a new arrangement between Iran, Syria, and Turkey that threatens Israeli dominance of the Middle East. His reasoning suggests that this was a deliberate and calculated act by Israel motivated by its own selfish interests, even though it conflicts with those international standards of law and morality. It has long been my opinion that the ideal solution to “the Palestian problem” from the Israeli point of view would be to load them all aboard a ship, float it out to sea, and sink it. This conduct by Israel strongly supports such a perspective.
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