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many people rave on about the raids happening in international waters, who gives a stuff ? the intention of these ships was to break the blockade, and israel cant allow that to happen, if they did then they wouldnt be able to search each ship for weapons that could be placed into the hands of hamas..

why hasnt australian news reported what happened on the turkish ship that israel was determined to stop ?

israel spoke to the turkish ship ordering it to head for ashdod, this is what happens with every other aid ship, the ships go to ashdod and are searched, the aid goods are then offloaded and then shipped to the palistinians by road, thats how its done with both the red cross and the u.n. aid ships. the turks refused to do so and were adamant to break the blockade, israel sent troops over to stop the ship and to then sail it to ashdod, as the israelis boarded the ship, they were attacked by filthy islamic turks with knives and steel bars and fire bombs.......

look at what happens next........











and guess what the israelis found on the turkish ship.......

if you guessed guns you would be wrong, but they did find a heap of bulletproof vests and night vision binoculars, these are not humanitarian aid items, they are tools of war.
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and now weve got this ban ki moon prick trying to tell israel to dismantle the blockades....

shit, if its alright for the u.n. to sanction whole countries, then its alright for israel to sanction its own enemies.

i hate ban ki moon, he's just a complete dickhead, no different to the last head honcho of the u.n.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has demanded that Israel lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip immediately in the wake of a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Speaking on his return from visits to Brazil, Malawi and Uganda, Ban told reporters on Wednesday that the underlying problem behind Monday's tragedy was the long-running, crippling Israeli siege of Gaza which he described as "counter-productive, unsustainable and wrong."

The UN secretary general said Israeli authorities must provide a "full and detailed account" of the commando raid on six ships that tried to break the Gaza siege to deliver some 10,000 tonnes of supplies.

Israeli commandos boarded one of the aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip in a pre-dawn raid on Monday that left at least nine passengers, including four Turks, dead. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists were also arrested.

The Israeli army said the commandos resorted to force after they were attacked with sticks and stabbed as soon as they landed on the deck.

Organisers of the so-called "Freedom Flotilla" denied the military's account, saying the soldiers had started firing as soon as they landed.

Ban said he was looking at "various options" to conduct the "prompt, credible, impartial and transparent" investigation of the incident, which the UN Security Council called for Sunday.

He also noted that the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council earlier Wednesday set up an independent international investigation into the Israeli raid.

"Everything must be done to prevent another incident of this kind," the UN boss said.

"All concerned should act with a sense of care and responsibility, and in accordance with international law."

Stressing the need "to avoid provocations," Ban said the world body raised its concerns about this with international partners and Israeli authorities.

Earlier on Wednesday, Israel deported more than 600 foreign activists whose accounts of the raid contradicted Israeli reports that its soldiers acted in self-defence.

Israel rushed to deport the activists after Turkey piled up pressure via the United States and warned of fresh measures against the Jewish state, threatening to further deepen the crisis between the once-close allies.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meanwhile insisted the Israeli blockade was key in preventing weapons from reaching Gaza.

"Hamas continues to arm itself and Iran continues to transfer weapons to Hamas," the premier said.

piss off world, well done israel

while israel is in deep water with the world, mostly islamic countries, do-gooders and arsehole politicians, people like myself applaud israel for standing their ground, i dont believe that israel fired on those ships for no good reason, and if they did, then so what ? the muslims fire on israel for no good reason all the time, so why shouldnt israel take steps to protect itself, including the stoppage of aid ships to palistine ?

if innocents get shot, then they shouldn't bloody well have been there in the first place, they turned themselves into collatreral damage.

and now the self righteous fucking world who has tried to bring peace to the middle east through peacetalks wich has never ever worked over the decades because acheiving peace with islam is just as impossible as sticking an umbrella up your arse, opening it up and then pulling it back out again, it is painfully doomed to failure.

this self righteous world wants answers from israel, well fuck the world, israel has tried it "the world's way", and i for one am glad to see israel do it their way.

Rudd speaks to Israeli PM over ship raid

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "convey Australia's views" about a deadly raid on an aid flotilla heading to Gaza.

Mr Rudd also asked that Israel allow assistance for the five Australians, aboard the flotilla, who were detained after the incident.

At least nine people died on Monday when Israeli forces intercepted the humanitarian mission which was on its way to the Palestinian territory.

One Australian, 20-year-old Ahmad Luqman, was shot in the leg and is being treated in hospital, and four more - including Mr Luqman's wife Jerry Campbell and two Fairfax journalists - are in Israeli detention in Beersheva.

Israel says it will deport all the detained foreign nationals by Thursday.

Mr Rudd has publicly condemned the use of violence, expressed deep concern at the loss of life, and called for an end to Israel's blockade of Gaza.

A spokesperson for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Mr Rudd spoke to Mr Netanyahu on Tuesday to "convey Australia's views".

Mr Rudd sought assurances that Israel would provide consular access and assistance to the Australians caught up in the incident.

Australian officials have visited all five, and will do so again on Wednesday.

"Officials are working with detained Australians and Israeli authorities on the appropriate way forward for each Australian and their circumstances," the spokesperson said.

The ABC said Ms Campbell, who was also on the ship, told her lawyer that her husband was not armed in any way when he was shot.

She said neither her husband nor any passengers on board had any weapons when Israeli forces began shooting.

She also said she had been denied permission even to phone her husband and had not been told which hospital he was in.

very nice for the government to speak for us isn't it ?

Mr Rudd has publicly condemned the use of violence, expressed deep concern at the loss of life, and called for an end to Israel's blockade of Gaza........

A spokesperson for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Mr Rudd spoke to Mr Netanyahu on Tuesday to "convey Australia's views".

austalias views ?

speak for your fucking selves you big mouth government parasite bastards.......

i can feel another email to the government coming on, telling them to mind their own fucking business.