Hamas, a known terrorist organization, controls the Gaza Strip. Therefore, for security reasons, Israel must control what gets in there (keep in mind that Egypt does, as well). Hamas is hellbent on destroying Israel and Israel isn’t about to make it easy for them to maintain this land.
Meanwhile, some Turkish activists decide, with MUCH fanfare and media coverage, “Hey, let’s send a bunch of stuff there, with thousands of activists, and bypass security. Let’s undermine Israel and deliver goods to a territory run by terrorists.” Israel instructs them to go to a certain port for security reasons. They don’t. Israel takes control of the ship and people are killed.
Outrage, right?
These activists wanted this. Aiding the people of Gaza wasn’t their goal. They wanted to stir the pot, make a mess, and fan the flames. That sends a much louder message to the world than ‘being charitable.’
Let’s also keep in mind that Israel let in eight of these other ships… you know, the ones without the activists with ties to militant organizations.
If you hate Israel, that’s one thing. But Israel is going to defend itself, and isn’t going to take crap from Turkish activists who don’t want to play by the rules. Being outraged by what Israel did is drinking the kool aid. Everyone knew this would happen the moment that these activists decided to ignore security procedures.
Where are the Somalian pirates when you need them?