by Marjorie Cohn, CommonDreams.org, May 31, 2010
On Sunday, Israel murdered human rights workers who were attempting to deliver 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, because Gaza has been virtually cut off from the outside world by Israel. At least 19 people were reportedly killed and dozens injured when Israeli troops boarded the 6-ship Freedom Flotilla convoy in international waters and immediately fired live ammunition at the people on board the ships. The convoy was comprised of 700 people from 50 nationalities and included a Nobel laureate, members of parliament from Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Turkey and Malaysia, as well as Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset and a Holocaust survivor.
The IDF, once more, exhibits a lot of unpremitated gall, much to the chagrin of the folks of planet Earth.
Todays Wall Street Journal
Egypt Opens Gaza Border as New Ship Tests Israeli Blockade
Mr. Obama, in a phone call with Mr. Netanyahu, expressed regret at the loss of life and “expressed the importance of learning all the facts and circumstances around this morning’s tragic events as soon as possible,” a White House spokesman said.
An important question regarding the Israeli ‘actions’ is closely tied up with the military, economic and political support to Zionist Israel by the U.S. government. A prominent American academic and political commentator, Dr Paul Craig Roberts, outlines this scenario in his latest article about the killing of humanitarian activists by Israeli commandos:
http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2010/06/01/america%E2%80%99s-complicity-in-evil/