GAZA FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS WERE SHOT IN HEAD AT CLOSE RANGE

The Guardian - credibility recognised only by the self-hating anti-semites and their cohorts of militants.

This is what actually happened:-

An internal IDF review of the takeover of the Gaza-bound ship Mavi Marmara revealed that three soldiers were briefly kidnapped while aboard the vessel. The three were beaten when they boarded the ship and then, when they were wounded and groggy, were dragged to a room within the ship and held there.

A short time later, dozens of their fellow soldiers began searching the ship. When the attacking passengers saw that soldiers had successfully seized control of the Marmara, they released the three captives, the report stated.

The captive soldiers had recovered from their initial disorientation during their time below deck, and once released hurried to join their unit.

IDF commanders reacted to the report with concern. As similar ships continue to make their way to Gaza, there could be a situation in which a soldier is held captive in order to give passengers a bargaining chip, they said, and that must be prevented.

Reuters has published an eyewitness account that backs the IDF report. Andre Abu Khalil, a Lebanese cameraman for the pan-Arab Al-Jazeera network, was aboard the Mavi Marmara as IDF soldiers boarded. He told Reuters that four soldiers who were among the first aboard were injured and were taken below deck.

A second wave of troops then attempted to board, he said. “Twenty Turkish men formed a human shield to prevent the Israeli soldiers from scaling the ship. They had slingshots, water pipes and sticks,” he recalled. After a brief standoff, after the first wave had been attacked violently, the Israelis opened fire, he claimed.

IDF troops say they opened fire only after being attacked themselves when they boarded the ship.

A second passenger who spoke to Reuters admitted that passengers on the ship had seized soldiers' weapons before shooting broke out. He denied that the passengers had then tried to turn the guns on the soldiers. However, soldiers claimed they were shot at and examination showed they were wounded by those pistols.

And, like the Guardian, you are taking this report at face value. If these Turkish doctors had said anything else I'd have been amazed.

But all this goes with the anti-Zionist territory you inhabit. Blood libels are your stock-in-trade. No doubt you were also screaming about the Jenin "massacre".

eisner, Gaza activists were antisemitic racist scumbags.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3899131,00.html

And when someone is trying to stab you, it would be a close range, wouldn't it?

Any of your mates in these happy snaps, Tom?
www.darleenclick.com/.../07/antiisraelantiz.html

If the link won't load, go to Google Images, search under "poster Israel", go to page 19 and see the 14th image on that page ... click on it and more are revealed ...

Great post Tom. The truth is finally beginning to emerge. The Israeli's have demonstrated that they are no better than common thieves, using indiscriminate force and stealing at will.

One passenger on the Mamara according to the inquest had been shot in the head and face, from a distance of 45cm or less, a total of five times.

Yes abbott that is likely to happen when you say you are a "peace activist" but in fact you are a murderous thug hoping to be a martyr.

lucky it was only five times!

Read the facts!! above!!