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Explosion damages boat due to set sail from Gaza to Europe
Elior Levy
Published: 29.04.14, 15:54
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1. Would it be terrorism if Palestinians bomb Israeli ships?
Harri ,   EU   (04.29.14)
2. #1 - Harri....
Ariel ,   Modi'in, Israel   (04.29.14)
So the Israeli restaurants, coffee houses, pizzerias & buses aren't enough?? What a brainwashed dork!!
3. Sail to Europe on that wreck?!
manicdrummer ,   Haifa, Israel   (04.29.14)
According to other news sources, this boat was set to sail in a few weeks to ship produce to Europe. This boat wouldn't hold enough produce to pay for the fuel! Are they kidding? And if this type of "sabotage" were a regular occurrence, why are they waiting until now to tell the world about it?
4. #1 Proof?
Tahl   (04.29.14)
Have you got any solid proof that it is indeed Israel which is behind this bomb? When you do find a smoking gun, you may speak.
5. Israel has obviously trained carp, catfish
A ,   Belgium   (04.29.14)
and other fish that can survive in the waters that the "palestinians" have polluted with their garbage to carry explosives on their backs. Of course, no one would consider the possibility that the ship was carrying explosives or ammunition and that this was just another of many "palestinian" work accidents, it would just embarrass the hell out of their EU and US supporters.
6. Look at the boat! It's a piece of junk!
David ,   Hartford USA   (04.29.14)
The Arab owners want to scam the insurance company, nothing more. They sunk it themselves and want to pin the blame on Israel. If Israel had done it, the largest piece found would be the size of a matchstick. Arabs trying to scam the insurance company, nothing new here!
7. #1 Harry EU - Wrong!!!
Son of Cyrus ,   UK   (04.29.14)
Read the report again please: "Flotilla activists told Ynet that at 4 am a guard who was on the boat received a phone call in which he was told he must leave the boat immediately because it was about to explode." Even if Israel did it they went to great pain not to harm anyone! Also it was to prevent an illegal act by the Flottila Organizers and their Arab & Muslim Backers. Arabs deliberately target Israeli & Jewish civilians to cause maximum human loss of life. Think again mate!
8. Much easier way to smash the blockade
Tim ,   Brighton   (04.29.14)
Stop rocket and mortar attacks across the border End the Hamas self declared war of destruction of Israel But thats too easy In any case how can any peace or stability serve the interests of this Criminal Hamas Elite to maintain their choking grip on power and wealth And its grotesque to see how while Hamas prosper - Gaza suffers And all these comical self publicising Marmara Crazies are doing is taking the heat away from Hamas who are the very people responsible for bringing Gaza to its knees and obscenely trying to direct the blame on to Israel Wont wash
9. Supporting Terror Sure Can Be Dangerous
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (04.29.14)
Oh well.
10. Arab terrorists don't warn civilians first
Tom ,   Prague, Czech   (04.29.14)
Their aim is to murder as many human beings as possible
11. If they do so with intent to kill civilians, yes.
Johnny ,   Tel Aviv   (04.29.14)
Maybe you don't understand the difference between sabotage a boat and murdering women and children? Something that your Pali friends relish doing.
12. To: No. 1
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (04.29.14)
No, it wouldn't. Under international law, such an act would be tantamount to a declaration of war by a quasi-"state" (thanks to the United Nations General Assembly) and, as such, woe betide the "Palestinians." Any Israeli response will be retaliatory to the "Palestinian" declaration of war, and the rules of international military engagement will apply. Any more stupid questions, Harri? No? Good. I have a question for you: Did you really think you were being clever? More fool you!
13. LOL!!!!
Maurice ,   Montreal   (04.29.14)
14. Re: #1 isn't it hypocritical that there hasn't been 1....
Abe ,   Brooklyn   (04.29.14)
Isn't it ironic that there hasn't been 1 flotilla against syria, which killed more ppl in one year that all palestinians combined in conflict with Israel.
15. @Harri - when last did
Tzvi ,   Israel   (04.29.14)
When was the last time that a Pal terrorist organisation called to warn innocent people of an impending explosion? Never. If Pals bombed Israeli ships it would be in order to murder and mutilate as many people as possible. That is the difference between the average Israeli and the many Palestinians who rejoice at the loss of life.
16. trawling for media attention ?
Stu   (04.29.14)
that tub barley looks sea worthy so they probably sunk it themselves. Israeli ops are a lot more subtle, fouled prop, engine timing all over the place, leaky seal, corroded/contaminated water tanks ....... its all the little things that stop boats going to sea. If I were going to the trouble to using explosive and wanted to make a statement I'd have at least put on a show, all the boats listed as going to try and break the blockade and all at the same time.
17. LOL!
mea   (04.29.14)
18. Main interest in this joke have flotillia organizers
Oleg ,   USA   (04.29.14)
Only idiot would think, that Israel has anything todo with this stupidity. Organizers were looking how to get public attention to them, so they decided to make this circus act.
19. More Arab propaganda
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (04.29.14)
We sure see the signs of a bomb - right? Arab logic - a boat sank - the JOOOSSSSS did it.
20. Ah!Ah!Ah!Well done!
Arik ,   Hadera Israel   (04.29.14)
21. How much did israeli NGO spend?
Alexander Scheiner ,   Israel   (04.29.14)
I am asking myself, how much money has been spent by "Breaking the Silence", Btselem, the NIF, RHR and other abusers of the Israeli democratic values? rememberamalek.blogspot
22. # 1 definitely not
Alexander Scheiner ,   Israel   (04.29.14)
for Palestinian Arabs, for them its everyday life to terrorize, murder and maim civilians. Anyway, normally they used to bomb civil planes. The Gaza Ark has been bombed by their own people to put possible blame on Israel.
23. Boat not supposed to go anywhere
GS ,   Germany   (04.29.14)
From the beginning this tiny boat was not supposed to go anywhere. All it had to carry was propaganda against the State of Israel.
24. #1
Marcel Mongey ,   Paris France   (04.29.14)
Would Palestinians warn thepeople on board before?
25. Of course it would
sharpshin ,   USA   (04.29.14)
26. useless idiots should mind their own business
C   (04.29.14)
the marxists anarchists should stop supporting islamist terrorists.
27. how do we know they did not do it themselves?
Larry ,   LA (formerly)   (04.29.14)
We can trust the Hamas terrorists to lie on all occasions, so how is it possible to know if they did the explosion themselves and then blame it on Israel? Could be they figured they could not get the boat out of the blockade so they blew a hole in it to give a bad name to Israel? We can trust the Hamas terrorists who make a living by shooting rockets and trying to kill us to lie, cheat, falsify, and fabricate. Prove to me it is not possible.
28. pure "propaganda"
tom ,   toronto, canada   (04.29.14)
which would get them more propaganda, a bogus "mystery attack" like this, or a search and seizure at sea, filmed by idf photographers? this story has a peculiar odor to it!
29. pure media circus!
(04.29.14)
there is no intention of "transporting" anything bigger than a pinhead or two (plus their cameras) on that boat. it couldn't even carry the (useless) cargo of a couple of bags of cement like the mavi marmara. its only purpose, quite obviously, was to serve as a prop in the propaganda stunt to be staged by the terrorist-supporters. and for that purpose, they wanted a boat that was visibly smaller than the israeli naval boats that intercept it. sort of to reinforce the image of the "david and goliath" mythology. (the arab world is hundreds of times bigger than israel, a fact which the terrorists would rather gloss over.) the fact that it wasn't actually capable of reaching its supposed destination, only just dawned on these dimrods...
30. hopefully the motor was destroyed not just a hole in the si
ralph   (04.30.14)
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