Interesting that Dershowitz does not state what Israel should have done. However, he implies that it would have been wiser if Israel had not stopped the flotilla. One assumes that he is advocating that it should have been allowed to land in Gaza. So..
(1) How should Israel have handled the flotilla?
(2) What would have been a success?
http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/dershowitz/entry/israel_s_actions_were_entir...
"Although the wisdom of Israel's actions in stopping the Gaza flotilla is open to question, the legality of its actions is not."
"There can be little doubt that the mission was a failure, as judged by its results. It is important, however, to distinguish between faulty policies on the one hand, and alleged violations of international law on the other hand." (Alan Dershowitz )
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=177312
Israeli columnist Nahum Barnea said this incident presents the “Israeli security establishment in a ridiculous light.” The international uproar cannot be dismissed by saying, “We don’t give a damn what the rest of the world thinks because they hate us anyway and it had to be done” – Israel’s favorite excuse for stupid policy making.
The damage to Israel’s international standing should be of greater concern to its leaders and friends. Analyst Yossi Melman has said, “Over and over, the policies of force fail. The problem is that with each failure, the part of the world in which we would like to belong is losing patience with us.”
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