We,
at BlackCommentator.com, without reservation or qualification,
condemn the Israeli attack on the humanitarian flotilla
that was bound for Gaza.
The
act by the Israelis was an open act of piracy. It resulted
in the death of a number of people and interfered with the
flotilla�s effort to get humanitarian supplies to Gaza.
The
Israeli statements, beginning with their alleged warning
to the flotilla, have been nothing but disingenuous. Despite
all evidence to the contrary, the Israeli government claims
that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza that would
justify the efforts of this flotilla. Yet United Nations
personnel on the ground, not to mention the Goldstone Report on
the Israeli attack on Gaza in 2008-9, detail the extent
of the humanitarian crisis. The Israelis, with the de
facto cooperation of the Egyptian government, have done everything
that they could to strangle Gaza, irrespective of the cost
in human lives and suffering. Their brazen assault
on the humanitarian flotilla is simply another criminal
act in a long line of criminal acts.
It
is essential that people of good will not allow the Israelis
to get away with this behavior. Demonstrations are
being called around the world to protest the actions by
the Israelis. The Obama administration, unfortunately, has
so far only expressed its so-called concerns regarding the
loss of life. We are long past the point of concerns.
The Israeli blockade of Gaza represents the deranged
actions by a war-mongering Israeli government. Far
from being the gem of democracy in the Middle East that
they wish to project themselves as being, the Israeli government
is proving itself to be a rogue state that believes that
any actions that they take are justifiable and can fly in
the face of international law and precedent.
The
Israeli government's actions cannot go unpunished. |
Jun
3, 2010 - Issue 378
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