Lost in the media coverage of the media stunt organized under the aegis of the government of Turkey with the participation of various terrorist organizations to run the Israeli blockade of the terrorist-ruled enclave of Gaza is the fact that Israel is willing to deliver the humanitarian aid on the ships to that enclave’s beleaguered population.
Instead, the media, world governments and even our own Administration, have been buying into the propaganda of the enemies of Israel, that the Jewish State is somehow denying aide to the Palestinian people. Well, you gotta give the folks who organized the flotilla credit. They know how to play world governments and world media.
Wonder how they would have reacted had there been a similar attempt to provide relief to the Kurds who, unlike the Palestinians in Gaza, are not ruled by a government of their choosing, but instead suffer under Turkish tyranny. It takes some cheek for Turkey to chastise Israel for refusing to provide aide to the Palestinians — when it’s actually the manner of the delivery, but not the aide that’s the problem.
Yet, while Vice President Joe Biden “said the United States also needed to ‘put as much pressure and as much cajoling on Israel as we can’ to allow in aid shipments such as building materials“, it’s Hamas not Israel who is preventing the aide from entering Gaza:
As of right now, the State of Israel has loaded 20 trucks with various types of aid found onboard the flotilla. Expired medication, clothing, blankets, some medical equipment and toys were among the aid found on the ships.
Unfortunately, the Hamas terror organization is unwilling to accept the cargo and the trucks filled with humanitarian aid have not been allowed to enter the Gaza Strip. It appears that Hamas is in fact stopping the transfer of the humanitarian aid.
Wonder why the media and world governments are all but ignoring that . Guess that they don’t want the facts to interfere with their narrative.
UPDATE: Barbara Hollingsworth reminds us just who’s behind this flotilla and concludes:
And if there’s any doubt that this was a political set-up instead of a humanitarian mission, the fact that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez promised to join a future convoy should dispel any doubts.
UP-UPDATE: Wonder if the international community will show any outrage over Hamas’ raid of international NGO’s in Gaza. And they just didn’t raid the offices:
After conducting a thorough search of the offices of the organizations, the Hamas security agents confiscated files, documents, computers, fax machines and other equipment.
Perhaps a real grotesque part is how our liberals and self-haters at MediaMorons are being played.
Why let in ‘compassionate’ aide when you as a leader of Hamas can get more money in your pocket through the bribes and back door deals for the exact same things through your cronies?
just again showing that Hamas cares less for the people they were ‘elected’ to govern than power.
Hmm, now I understand the urge of the administration to recognize them and their supporters.
Just again shows the liberals siding with terrorists.
TGC, give Medea Mutters a break. If it weren’t for them, my stalker at the Blog That Hates My Guts would have nothing to link to.
The lack of information about the aid going into Gaza daily has nothing to do with oversight. This is once again a deliberate play on the part of MSM and the world in general to demonize Israel.
No matter what Israel does to get the message out the world has their script and won’t deviate from it. Sort of like what happens with political news here.
Problem is, it’s working, I’m seeing people who three years ago were willing to give Israel the benefit of the doubt, now they are parroting the meme that Israel is always the aggressor and has no right to ever defend herself.
It’s an uphill battle.
Leah, I agree. My cousin’s one of the worst offenders. I find it sad in a way, since he lives in Dubai now, and yet doesn’t see the culture ’round him.
Hugo is joining one? *cough* Cosmic opportunity knocking to give a serious boost to the future of the western hemisphere… just sayin… We could give Isreal one free “OOPS” pass.
The Radical Islamists and corrupted Liberal Media alliance are working together again to defame Israel. I stand with the State of Israel and I commend Prime Minister Netanyahu’s comments about Israel defending itself from dangerous enemies.
That was NOT a “humanitarian flotilla,” it was a WAR SHIP filled with angry Islamists. All Israel did was defend itself from foreign invasion. I pray for the health of those Israel Defense Forces soldiers who were beat up savagely by those Radical Islamists. Israel is a shield against an ever-growing and threatening Radical Islam that’s why I am so grateful.
they have to do propaganda now? I thought they just flat-out lied, always
You folks really suck.
It is possible to hate Hamas and still hate the humiliating brutality that Israel forces on the Palestinians. Lets be real. This was not a boat full of terrorists.
It was a boat full of folks trying to make a VALID point and Israel went all Kent University on them.
Israel killed American citizens trying to shed light on a blockade that ANY person with a soul should be against.
But of course, you wack jobs can’t see your blind ideology and simply close your eyes to the brutality of Israel’s occupation.
Which makes the fact that you and your Obama Party support Hamas all the more entertaining.
Furthermore, given that Gaza was also being blockaded by Egypt at the time, the fact that you’re not railing against them only demonstrates that this is all about the hatred for Jews that incalculates the Obama Party, demonstrated by Barack Obama’s cheering and clapping for twenty years as his Reverend Jeremiah Wright blamed the Jews for all problems in society.
But of course, there’s more!
Funny, Hamas and its allies kill American citizens all the time, and what’s your excuse then? Oh, that’s right, they deserve it. Something about “God damn America”, or whatever Barack Obama was screaming along with every Sunday.
Oh, and I’m not finished with you yet, gillie.
Want to know what you and your fellow terrorist supporters consider normal and good behavior?
Indoctrinating children to become Jew-haters and murderers.
You support this, gillie. You and the pathetic scum on those ships support, endorse, promote, and do everything you can to prop up this disgusting, filthy, pathetic Hamas organization, sworn to KILL and ERADICATE Jews.
Indeed. Let’s be real. Provide citations of said “brutality” please.
Were they or were they not given an out by the IDF? When you’re assaulted, shot at and thrown overboard and you return fire to protect yourself, how is that going Kent State on them?
I truly would like to know, oh enlightened and blazing asshole.
When I first heard the news, I thought Israel went overboard in its reaction. But as more information came out, it appears they were quite justified, and once again, it’s the Palestinians who are responsible for the loss of life.
I’m not saying that Israel is always 100% in the right when it comes to the conflict, but I will say this. Had Israel had the same attitude on Palestinians that Palestinians had on Israel, there would be no need to talk about a two or three state solution. Palestinians would have been obliterated. Also, as Golda Meir would have said, if Palestinians loved their children more than they hate Isrealis, there would have been peace years ago. These recent acts show that too many Palestinians hate Israelis more. Further, an openly gay Palestinian would be treated much better in Israel than in Palestine. Pretty sad.
Yes gillie, those evil Jews and Egyptians who offered to let the boat dock and unload and ship the gear in.
Also not how gillie ignores the truth of this post, the only people keeping the aid out of Gaza are all Hamas.
Pathetic. Do you really think Hamas, and their backers in Iran, want to kill you less because you’re a [semi-]useful idiot, gillie?
Dan, Pat… one of the few moments when I agree with y’all. Watched a lot of the footage the IDF put on Youtube today and I found it pretty convincing. I question the wisdom of dropping the commandos into that situation in the first place (must have been a better way to stop those ships), but based on those videos, I can understand why live ammo was used. The people swinging those pipes and tossing that soldier off the side of the ship were not “peace activists”; they were terrorists, and that whole thing had the look of a setup to me.
The only thing I “blame” Israel for is for letting themselves get caught up in that situation instead of using a different strategy, but I certainly don’t blame their troops for defending their lives against that mob. Very frustrating and, for once, yes, I’ll blame the mainstream media for peddling some serious crap here. (But just this once.) 😉
Say ghillie, explain to me what part of “Go back to Auschwitz!” peaceful?
“Provide citations of said “brutality” please.”
Here is just a few after 2 seconds of looking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ8jdtLqN2s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2RiEXrJ69o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toxHmsWO4to&feature=related
“Pathetic. Do you really think Hamas, and their backers in Iran, want to kill you less because you’re a [semi-]useful idiot, gillie?”
Livewire – I am going to guess that you did not bother to read. Instead you just stick your head in the sand when presented with fact – its OK. I don’t blame you. This is typical of the closed eye rightie.
In my post I specifically agree with you. Hamas sucks
My post is clearly in reaction to the blind pro-Israel ranting displayed on this thread.
Both sides are very very wrong.
And both sides are guilty of extreme evil.
NDT –
What is it like living in a world of hyperbolic rants?
Fun or Sad?
It is a shame that the lamestream media has chosen to side with Obama and Hamas and NOT our true friend, Israel. That was not just a “humanitarian” mission. It was a way to intimidate and try to force Israel to put an end to the LEGAL blockade and they are not done yet. IF they do that, arms will surely flow to Hamas once again. Eygpt is not totally onboard now. There was NO valid point to these flotillas. Humanitarian aide IS delivered to Gaza. It has to be approved with inspection. The so called American who was killed held a dual citizenship with Turkey. I think we should STAND with Israel and keep the arms out of the hands of terrorists. Here’s how the LIBERALS feel.. http://www.drudgereport.com/
http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2010/06/02/arrested-gaza-flotilla-peace-activists-are-al-qaeda-have-record-of-radicalism/#IDComment78214032
The second video was a show of who was actual on that “fake” humanitariian misson.. I do not trust Hamas or any group that calls for the destruction of Israel.
Hey guys I keep reading. How Israel should have done things differently but I’m curious, just how should things have been done differently?
Conversations with people like gillie during the Cold War always went something like this:
“The Soviet Union is a totalitarian country”
gillie: “But there is still discrimination against blacks in the United States!”
“China oppresses it’s people
gillie: “But women don’t have equal rights in the United States!”
“Castro has turned Cuba into a worse dictatorship than under Batista”
gillie: “But we don’t have universal healthcare in the United States!”
In other words, people like gillie are unable to tolerate criticism of any foreign country or entity without an equal criticism on the West. Israel stands as a proxy for the United States today. So gillie can’t just let go a statement about Hamas being a bunch of terrorists motivated by jihadist ideology without it being equaled by a criticism of Israel.
The reason is that his real enemy is the West, in particular, the United States and Israel. He’ll admit under pressure that the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and Hamas are bad, but his real agenda is undermining the U.S. and Israel.
I must share this link with you and then YOU can decide if GAZA looks like it is suffering… http://www.paltoday.ps/arabic/News-64161.html
“He’ll admit under pressure that the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and Hamas are bad, but his real agenda is undermining the U.S. and Israel.”
Under pressure?
Hell no. I have SEEN how bad Hamas is with my own eyes. I have seen their thugs harass Palestinian people and seen the after math of their bombers
Just as I have seen how bad the Israeli settlers are and the humiliation of the Palestinian people.
Equal Justice –
Its true the flotilla was mostly about making a point. But was avoiding that point worth the lives of those people? Including 2 Americans?
Yes gillie,
Funny thing about when you try to violently break a blockade. People die. Look at what happened to the Rachel Corrie. While I hoped they’d sink the damn boat, they boarded it and no lives were lost. Why? Because the terrorist supporters didn’t attack first.
gillie, There was only one Amerca that I know of and he was holding a duel citizenship with Turkey. It is a shame ANYONE has to die, but you should be telling that to Hamas and other terrorist groups. WAR produces casualties…