Is It Just Semantics?

ISRAELI PEACE SOLDIERS ATTACKED

June 1, 2010

Israeli Peace Soldiers were attacked while boarding a flotilla of ships bound for Gaza after repeatedly warning the ships not to enter the waters of Israel or Gaza. The ships were informed that they were welcomed to land at a port in Southern Israel to unload what they claimed to be humanitarian aid for Gaza. They were guaranteed that, if their cargo was indeed humanitarian, they could witness the unloading of the goods and the transportation of such goods to Gaza by land from Israel. The ships, manned by hundreds of international political activists, mainly from Muslim countries, refused the invitation and insisted on their intention to land and unload in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli Peace Soldiers, in order to keep the peace with the terrorist-ruled Gaza Strip by keeping arms from entering into the strip, boarded the seven ships in the flotilla under the cover of darkness. Six of the seven ships were boarded without incident by the Israeli Peace Solders. However, upon boarding the seventh ship, the solders, landing on the ships with paintball guns in order to preserve order, were attacked with real guns, knives, metal bars, and clubs by dozens of the crew and political activists. Solders were shot, stabbed, beaten, and some were thrown from the deck of the ship. In defense against marauders, the Peace Soldiers, while communicating that they were under fire and attack, were forced to switch to live ammunition. When it was over, nine of those that attacked the soldiers were killed and seven soldiers were wounded. Eventually, the Israeli peace soldiers were able to rally to gain control of the vessel and peacefully bring it to the Israeli port of Ashkelon.

After thousands of rockets fired at Israeli civilian targets from Gaza over a 3-year period and the invasion and kidnapping of an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, Israel attacked the Hamas regime 2 ½ years ago. The attack against Hamas was relatively successful causing a dramatic drop in rocket attacks. In order to prevent more violence, Israel has blockaded Gaza from receiving weapons. All supplies must enter into Gaza by land. Israel has chosen to pressure Hamas to renounce violence and release the hostage, Gilad Shalit, by limiting some luxury goods from entering Gaza instead of resorting to violence. Food, necessities, and medical supplies are allowed to cross the border freely. Israel and Hamas are still legally in a state of armed conflict.

Middle Eastern experts have stated that, much like suicide bombing terrorists, organizations sponsoring the political activists were successful in bringing the world’s attention to Israel’s defensive blockade of Gaza. Led by a united group of Muslim countries, The United Nations has yet to act against North Korea’s sinking of South Korean ship killing 46 sailors but has issued a swift condemnation against Israel’s boarding of the political activist flotilla.

Meanwhile, the Hamas regime in Gaza has allowed the execution of 4 women who were raped in Gaza City. Such executions were deemed Honor Killings. These are the 9th and 20th known such killings this year. Additionally, one 9 year old and one 14 year old child were sold as slaves in Gaza as a settlement for a gambling debt. The 14 year old was later negotiated to be the 3rd wife of a mid-level Hamas member.*
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*OK, the last paragraph was bullshit. I have read so many news bogus news reports demonizing Israel and Jews for drinking blood, torturing children, etc., that I thought I would show how easy it is to get people to wonder: (“Really? That’s terrible!”)