The weapons cache on that vessel was small potatoes, but there was no way for the Israelis to know what kind of weapons it might be carrying. Having said that, slingshots, stones, clubs and knives are hardly the stuff of “relief supplies” are they?
In fact, slingshots are the kind of thing one would use to increase tensions and provoke confrontation, yet still trying to maintain a sense of deniability, are they not?
The Mavi Marmara provoked the confrontation by attempting to run the blockade. Had they allowed inspection of their cargo, violence would have been avoided.
All in all, it was a badly staged bit of political theater. Beating Israeli troops with metal pipes and throwing them overboard, all so that you can transport slingshots, clubs and knives into a trouble area speaks of anything but "peace".
Cross posted at Left Coast Rebel, Say Anything
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