Despite endless calls to desist from the post-modern international community, Israel continues to cause consternation and confusion by defending itself. Most recently, after numerous calls to turn back from the blockaded Gaza coast and assurances that the “peace flotilla” of “peace activists” would not be allowed to dock, the Israeli Navy landed commandos on the Turkish ferry Mavi Marmara, one of the main vessels in the so-called "aid flotilla". Upon boarding, the Israeli commandos were immediately attacked by the "peace activists" aboard the vessel.
According to reports in Haaretz (May 31, 2010), Israel's left-leaning newspaper, the naval commandos were viciously assaulted as they arrived on the final ship from helicopters, prompting live fire self-defense measures from the Israeli soldiers.
“One of the commandos said some of the soldiers were stripped of their helmets and equipment and several were tossed from the top deck to a lower deck, forcing them to jump into the sea to escape.
‘They jumped me, hit me with clubs and bottles and stole my rifle,’ one of the commandos said. ‘I pulled out my pistol and had no choice but to shoot.’”
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