The Flotilla Fools

It does seem that Greece and Israel are digging a big hole for themselves. Had the ships sailed it would have been a short ritual dance kind of affair. A bit of a yawn really.

Now it looks like a lengthy stand off with many twists and turns, and probably a dramatic highly news worthy end.

And the activists have sort of won, in the sense that the world is embarrassed and irritated by recent events, and in consequence the siege of Gaza is that much nearer its end.Certainly the sum total of publicity about the situation will be greater than it would have been had the Greeks not intervened.

Armbach your desperation is showing through.
It would not have been anything of the sort your chums wanted to embarrass Israel and would have required Israel to use force to prevent the breach of the lawful blockade in place against the terrorists controlling Gaza. They are not supporters of peace or even humanitarians since if they were they would have agreed to carry letters for Gilad Shallit their refusal to do so shows them up for what they are - hypocrites and Jew haters even the Jews among them are no better than the anti-Semitic fascist terrorists who infest and rule Gaza.

They are not supporters of peace or even humanitarians since if they were they would have agreed to carry letters for Gilad Shallit...

They have his address?

"Had the ships sailed it would have been a short ritual dance kind of affair. A bit of a yawn really."

How do you know this? If the flotilla activists were delivering solely humanitarian goods and nothing of a military or terrorist nature, they could go through the proper channels and proceed with their humanitarian gesture. These people want publicity more than anything else.

The ultimate justice would be the cessation of hostilities from the Gaza. When terrorists stop launching missles into Israel from Gaza, then and only then can Israel relax the blockade. The flotilla activists will not. Entertainer boycotts of Israel will not.

Justice outweighs bad publicity.

"They are not supporters of peace or even humanitarians since if they were they would have agreed to carry letters for Gilad Shallit...

They have his address?"

Watchful Iris, do you ever have anything informative to say? If they were interested in reconciling the conflict, they could contact both sides, and easily enough be in contact with Gilad's family through numerous channels if they so desired.