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Report: Flotilla delays Iran sanctions vote
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 02.06.10, 23:09
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1. How quickly the UN can condem Isarel and how slow to condem
rebecca ,   modiin   (06.02.10)
anyone else.
2. Obama Resign Now you Pathetic Junkie!
David P. ,   Capitola, CA   (06.02.10)
impeach Obama!
3. GEE... NICE TO KNOW ISRAEL HAS MORE UN PRIORITY THAN IRAN!
stude ham   (06.02.10)
the world would be doomed if the UN ran it.
4. Thank you IDF. I can't wait for you to do it again.
Hooman ,   Tehran-Iran   (06.02.10)
A blessing :-).
5. time to kiss turkish ass for obama
proud israeli ,   a   (06.02.10)
we all saw this coming. Obama is pushing back the sanctions vote because trukey and the other anti semites are holding him hostage. So lets get this straight .. obama believe that he if he gets a unanamous vote for sanctions at the UNSC his worthless sanctions will show the iranians how much the world is together on this issue. If that isn't a farce what is, does anyone believe they care. Obama is so laughable that every country in the world can now stick it to the US with no consquence. And worst of all obama is letting little Turkey destroy nato as a credible alliance as they raise the alliances enemies hand in victory and then tell obama to shove his sanctions. You would think a smart guy like obama would realize what is happening and stop the humilation, but no, this is his show and damn US public opinion for world opinion.
6. What nonsense!
Golan ,   modiin   (06.02.10)
what a bunch of pussies. (can I say that?) Cowards in the pockets of Iran.
7. End Times
Sandy   (06.02.10)
Aren't you muslims scared re the "end times". The good Lord's return is on your doorstep. You guys had better "Jack-Up" and be ready for HIS Sword! You don't believe me?..... read the Bible.
8. Obama
Dan   (06.02.10)
Obama is the worst pres since Eisenhowere as far as the Jews are concerned. His holocaust/paletinian suffering comparison proves it. We all hope he will NOT be reelected
9. THE FLEXIBLE OBAMA..................#2
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (06.03.10)
You should be happy with Obama,being a personality more driven by his Secretary of State's regular rhetoric on Iran.He dances to her tune.Aren't you happy?
10. IN TERMS OF KILLING INNOCENT.....#3
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (06.03.10)
People,yes,of course.You are right.
11. American Flag
Mat ,   USA   (06.03.10)
what would have happened if that ship had an american Flag and being attacked in the international water . tiped ,cold,warm ..reactions do not make a difference ,America's MEast Policies is failing in order not to lose the votes in New-york and Florida .. when our Politicians here go to the Meast ,everyone laugh..including the Israelis ..and that is sad . on the long run ,it will carry a devastating effect on Israel . Pres Obama comments were ambigious ..biden's comments were demented and quit embarrasing . i truely hate to see my country supporting Bandits ,Pirates ..and Gipsies ..
12. the Zionist are having tough times ha !! lol
(06.03.10)
are you happy now ???:)
13. The number of votes above 9:unimportant as are the sanctions
Joe ,   Canada   (06.03.10)
Whatever the number of security council members who finally approve the resolution or abstain, the practical effectiveness of the sanctions will be definitively negligeable since beforehand several major commercial partners of Iran have stated that the resolution will have no effect on their trade in crucial areas such as energy & weapons. Who is to believe that the Lebanon decision has any value when it is controlled by Iran's proxy, Hizbollah which has so well demonstrated its "compliance" with other resolutions? And who thinks that Turkey which is now allied with Syria & Iran will drop all support for these two countries even if it abstains in the ever postponed vote for sanctions. The US has lost the ability &/or the will to rein in rogue states.
14. Oh no!!!
Danny   (06.03.10)
What a shame, because we all know how effective sanctions have been.
15. Whew! Sweat! Sweat! Saved by the Turks!
Harry Wright ,   UK   (06.03.10)
I have to come up with something else in three weeks time...something, anything.... that I can blame Israel for. Iran, please create another distraction for me, and will you please hurry up with that bomb. This is not good for my nerves. BO
16. TYPO. HE MEANT BECAUSE OF ACTIVISTS/TERRORIST RAID ON ISRAEL
..........DACON9   (06.03.10)
17. Obamma Delays
Kenny ,   Canada   (06.03.10)
Sanctions just as he delayed the BP Spill all to destroy the USA, Hes breaking the bank so the economy will crumble and leave the emperor with no clothes. This guy is a compulsive Fibber
18. What a bunch of ..
Anitihypocrites ,   USA   (06.03.10)
Is there a lunatic asylum near where you guys live? If not, at least try group psycho therapy. Many of you suffer from paranoia, self-delusion ..............,and we're- the- center-of-the- universe disorder!
19. Obama back peddling again
Ben S ,   Free world   (06.03.10)
Once again my President has shown he has no balls. Israel must not rely on this man.
20. Israel's actions have Consequences
Doug ,   Rochester, USA   (06.03.10)
So Israeli politicians and generals, was stopping wheelchairs and food and medicine and children's books from landing in Gaza more important than stopping Iran from having nuclear weapons? I know the politicians and the generals do not give a damn about the lost lives of the activists, but at least I hope they realize the cost to Israel of their actions. Another blockade buster boat is coming soon. Are Israel 's leaders stupid enough to do the same thing again? And if so, what about the next boat or convoy? And the next?
21. Y-Net, Don't Be Biased! Print This Truth!
Robert Blum ,   New York, USA   (06.03.10)
Courtesy of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Thursday Israel will again be the target of a jihadist-leftist propaganda assault. A flotilla of nine ships which set sail for Gaza from Cyprus earlier this week is scheduled to arrive at our doorstep. The expressed aim of the flotilla's organizers is to unlawfully provide aid and comfort to Hamas - an illegal terrorist organization. Since it seized power in Gaza three years ago, Hamas, which is openly committed to the genocide of world Jewry and the physical eradication of Israel, has transformed the Gaza Strip into a hub of the global jihad. It has been illegally holding hostage Gilad Schalit incommunicado for four years. And it is continuously engaged in a massive, Iranian-financed arms buildup ahead of its next assault. Beyond providing aid to Hamas, the declared aim of the "Free Gaza" movement is to coerce Israel into providing Hamas with an outlet to the sea. This too is in contravention of international law which expressly prohibits states and non-state actors from providing any support to terrorist organizations. IN SENDING out the latest group of ships, Turkey and its Irish, Greek and Swedish partners seek to appropriate the imagery of the Jewish pre-statehood struggle for independence from Britain. In a bid to appease Hamas's jihadist precursors, in 1939 Britain's Mandatory authorities broke international law and prohibited Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine. The League of Nations' letter of mandate for Britain specifically enjoined the British to facilitate Jewish immigration to the land of Israel. Yet following the Arab terror war from 1936-1939, the British issued the White Paper that all but prohibited Jewish immigration. This move blocked the one place on Earth where European Jews were wanted from accepting them and so trapped 6 million Jews in Hitler's Europe. In the aftermath of the war, the British maintained their prohibition on Jewish immigration. To fight this British policy, the Zionist leadership in pre-state Israel organized the Aliya Bet program of illegal immigration. Jewish agents scoured the world for ships large enough to bring Europe's Jewish refugees to the land of Israel. The ship most emblematic of the era was the Exodus. The Exodus which set sail from France in July 1947 with 4,515 Jewish Holocaust survivors on board was the Zionist response to a new British policy to force illegal immigrant ships to return to Europe. The British rammed the Exodus in Haifa. They boarded and killed three Jewish defenders. They then forced its passengers to board British prison ships that would return them to Europe. French authorities denied the ships the right to land in France, so the British sailed on to Hamburg, Germany, where the refugees were forced to disembark. The international outcry against Britain in the wake of the Exodus affair shamed London into cancelling its new policy. It also paved the way for Israel's independence 10 months later. Now the Turkish, Greek, Swedish and Irish governments are colluding with Hamas to purloin the imagery of the Exodus and the heroism of the Jewish people in the years leading up to statehood and project that imagery onto a terrorist organization that seeks to complete Hitler's work. They further seek to invert reality by portraying Israel, which in accordance with international law is trying to contain and defeat Hamas, as a combination of the German Nazis and the British imperialists. SO FAR, they are getting away with it. So far, for their efforts on behalf of a genocidal terrorist organization Erdogan and his ilk are being extolled as human rights champions. Barring any unexpected events, Israel will suffer yet another public relations disaster on Thursday when the ships approach Gaza. Caroline Glick
22. Mission of Mercy Ruse
Douglas Fireman ,   Niles, USA   (06.03.10)
How harshly the world condemns Israel's recent confrontation with terrorists on the Marmara- whose 'mission of mercy ruse' was funded by the IHH a front for Hamas and afilliated with Al Queda. Needless to say that President Erdogan of Tukey is a supporter of this organization. These are just some of the folks responsible for the 10 lives that, had it not been for devious plans of their organizers, might still have been living. The Israeli defense forces have every right to defend themselves against terrorists who pose as peace activists. In fact, any future boats containing "peace activists" will surely be stopped, as it is the right of every sovereign country to thoroughly search the boat/flotilla for weapons, munitions, and other related items especially during times of war.
23. i agree with #2: after november i want obama hussein impeach
Period!   (06.03.10)
24. why don't you condemn Turkey for it's crimes?
wake up people!!!!!   (06.03.10)
killing kurdish & arminian? speak up! show us what you stand for!
25. free KURDISTAN!!!!
message for MR Obama   (06.03.10)
take an action agianst the real criminals here
26. Sanctions vote
tom ,   tel aviv   (06.03.10)
It is 1933-39 all over again. The writing is on the wall (as was then), sane voices are ridiculed, the useful-idiots (International-left) are doing the Evil's bidding, nobody of Big Posture is willing to speak the truth about the nature of this conflict (Islam vs. the Infidels). Humanity (there is no such entity) never learns from history, otherwise we wouldn't have sane men getting up in the morning, picking up a weapon and getting themselves killed, because somebody said so, right? Obviously that's why the Mayan calendar ends in 2012: suddenly it doesn't sound so dumb, does it? In the New World we'll be left with a lot of computer-experts in a horse&plough world. It'll be fun to watch. Who do you think will prosper then...(a hint: people that live in the sand with camels&no air-condition)
27. Connecting the dots
jerri i ,   USA   (06.03.10)
First, Turkey has not been an ally of Israel since before the Gaza operation. Second Erdogan is running poorly in the Turkish poles. THird it should be clear that Erdogan is manipulating events in a major effort to prevent the US from taking action against Iran and to prevent Bibi and Obama from unifying their strategy against the Evil axis. It looks quite suspicious that the flotila sailing took place just as Israel attacked on NPT, US calling for a vote on sanctions, and Erdogan accusing Israel of a criminal and inhumane massacre. Unfortunately we in the US have incompetent leaders who can't understand enemy strategy. Bibi should stop hoping for Obama to do the right things as his visualiztion of the situation is a case of total misunderstanding.
28. A preventive strike against a declared genocidal Iran ...
Ron B. ,   Lod   (06.03.10)
A preventive strike against a declared genocidal Iran should not be postpones. A nuclear Iran has become an increasingly contentious issue as Ahmadinejad will not have any moral consideration keeping him from using the atomic bomb. A preventive strike against a declared genocidal Iran, will be a severe blow to world terrorism and will reduce significantly our problems with the terrorist state of Syria, the Hizbullah and Hamas. It will also remove the threat of a nuclear missile attack on Europe, Russia, China and India. The population in the West, as well as in the other peace loving countries will feel safer again. Learn more about Iran at : http://xrl.us/h8ydt
29. to #20 The next boat will have the same fate and the next...
Ross ,   Chicago, USA   (06.03.10)
30. chess and checkers
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (06.03.10)
Obama likes calling Ahmadinejad a monkey, but once again Ahmadinejad outsmarts this failure. Erdogan sent the flotilla, knowing that Obama would fail to understand what is happening. Now the Iranians have another few months to develop weapons that will allow them to protect the Persian Gulf and Saudi oil wells from the Americans.
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