too true. well written

Excellent article covering very relevant issues. We need to get these points into the international media.

USA and EU do NOT consider IHH as a terrorist organization and do not consider it having a working partnership with Hamas, except the minimum ties necessary for humanitary missions, similar to the ones all help organizations hve, in cluding United Nations. I know from my UN times the writer and some of his more than doubtful activities on behalf of secret services in Romania and Sweden

Israel thinks that by attacking the rightful ones, in this case Turkey and the international community, they will be able to acquit themselves of all the guilt they have? The fact is, your efforts are futile. We all know who the ones preventing transparency are. If Israel is transparent, then, where are all the recordings and pictures taken by the peace activists? Why did you prevent their Internet access during the massacre? Why are their videos not published? Why did you have to steal (note: "not confiscate") their cameras? Please answer these questions first, and then the international community might consider to take Israel seriously.

attempt to break the lawful blockade on the Islamist controlled and Iran's front base of the Gaza Strip. Practically, having been rejected from joining the EU, Turkey, the same country that was responsible for the Armenian genocide and for the mass murder of hundreds of thousands of Kurdish people, within and without Turkey, has opted to instead re-join as a leading force the Muslim world and expand its hegemony in the Middle East and beyond. In order to prove its loyalty to its future "subjects", so goes the Turkish thinking, Turkey began to collaborate with some of the darkest political/terrorst forces in Islam, e.g. IHH within Turkey and Hamas without, as well as with the Iran-Hizballah-IslamicJihad-Hamas-Syria coalition that is openly intent to wipe Israel off the face of earth and the map. This "Gaza Flotilla" was orchestrated, paid for and manned by Turkey and Turkish thugs, based on hard evidence that is emerging, now that the boats have been brought to port. The people who were to pay for ushering of Turkey into its new position in the world of Islam are, once again, the Jews; the Jews of Israel and the nation-state of the Jewish people as a whole. And this simply can't be permitted. Indeed, Turkey should be investigated by the appropriate international organizations in order to determine the extent to which this UN member state has become the sources of law-breaking activities in this region. Will the UN do so? Will the EU? Will NATO investigate one of its own?

The author said "The blockade is intended to cut off arms supplies to a hostile Hamas regime which keeps on declaring its intention to destroy Israel in accordance to its covenant." This is an old and stupid joke no one believe in it anymore except the author and some delusionists in Israel. The blockade is not intended to defend Israel nor to cut off arms supplies to Hamas, but to humiliate the people of Gaza. Amnesty International has dubbed the blockade "collective punishment" resulting in a "humanitarian crisis"; UN officials have described the situation as "grim", "deteriorating" and a "medieval siege". It has been three years since Israel started this collective punishment, but Israel has never published a list of banned items, and Items allowed have changed over time, which has left humanitarian organisations and commercial importers constantly attempting to guess what will be approved. Example of goods allowed into gaza: 1- Canned meat and tuna, but not canned fruit!!! 2- Mineral water, but not fruit juice!!! 3- Tea and coffee but not chocolate!!! 4- Building materials such as cement, concrete and wood were nearly always refused entry until early 2010, when some glass, wood, cement and aluminium were allowed in!!! Gisha's (an ISREALI human rights group) director, Sari Bashi, says she is no security expert, "but preventing children from receiving toys, preventing manufacturers from getting raw materials - I don't see how that's responsive to Israeli security needs." And she says that some of the prohibitions appear to be absurdly arbitrary: "I certainly don't understand why cinnamon is permitted, but coriander is forbidden. Is there something more dangerous about coriander? Is coriander more critical to Gaza's economy than cinnamon? This is a policy that appears to make no sense." I am sure that the vast majority of Israelies have no Idea about the real nature and the real objectives of this inhuman bloackade, otherwise they would have opposed it.

The writing is on the wall. The Jews of Turkey are in danger. Leave Turkey to Israel. You will be a great asset to Israel with your knowledge of Arabic & the Muslims.. Almost all of the Arab Countries have no Jews, and the Christian is suffering persecution by the Muslim population. Hopefully the world would realize in time what is happening before it's too late.

I think the author is living in a fantasy world and is trying to divert attention from the fact that Israel made a mistake in attacking the boats in international waters and killing some of the passengers. The whole world thinks they acted wrongly and should at least apologize. They really should have waited until the boats were in their territorial waters, so obviously they think they are above the law. What about the Israeli hit team that killed that terrorist guy in another country in the middle east then fled? Israel plays by its own rules and the world needs to stop feeling sorry for them for something that happened 70 years ago that doesn't mean they should have a free pass to do whatever they want wherever they want in the world.

and their psycopathic leader Erdogan needs to be taken into a psychiatric ward. This guy needs treatments.

An ecellent article that should be widely circulated

Turkey needs to go through investigation on this and "other" issues.

I have known #3 from our days in ISM. She has always been a rabid Antisemite foaming with joy each time Jihadi suicide bombers murdered dozens of Jews. This was before she joined UNRWA in Gaza and went to bed with an Arab who gave her 5 children and abandoned her because his 4 wives wouldn't agree to share the mansion with an infidel concubine.

deep in IHH-Hamas terrore organizational muck. You could see it coming from years ago to yesterday when erdogan showed his cards...; "Hamas is not a terrorist organization" Yes and the PKK are a flower distribution company" you shmuck. PS own up to you genocide of 1.5 million armenians, and the continual occupation and oppression of the kurdish people.

Is rael and the Jewish diaspora and the whole world MUST be made to understand that secularism is dead in Turkey. We are dealing with fanatic Islam of the same breed as Iran. Iran just like Turkey, was a staunch ally of the US, until the muslimd took over. Turks like all Muslims like to kill: they exterminated 1.5MM Armenians. Turkey should be kicked out of NATO. It is interesting that both Iran and Turkey were lost during weakling Democratic presidents - Carter, and worse, Obama.

the u.n. as a occupied group no different than turkey is likely to dismiss turkey as not doing enough and is likely to turn the entire logic of your aguement around. there are times when those that are right must go it alone and struggle to survive. case in point is england that only survived due to being surrounded by a great watery mout during the early days of WWII. for all of englands wrongdoings and occupations they have learned nothing. it was not until the U.S. was attacked in 1941 that the U.S. came alive to save the world including england.now the entire world is attacking israel and until the lesson of WWII is learned again israel will need to go it alone. even though people that took down several american icons the U.S. voted someone into office that wants to tear down the entire U.S. once americans wake up and take back the country from the facists they will stand by israel and lead the world again. until that time israel will be nearly alone as a beacon of light

This is in response to article: "Israel made a mistake". If we look at the large picture, and we want to be honest and true, The Turkish goverment who stands behind the mission of this act "Free the Gaza Blocade", is acctualy the main address who should bear the responsibility to what happened. It is very clear that on the Mrmries boat, there where besides peace activist a big group of young extream islamic terrorist, which were planning to attack kidnap or kill any Israeli soldier who will board the ship. We must bear in mind that in 5 out of 6 boats , there was no one hurt!! Only on the Turkish Marmaries, which had those I*slamic Terror supporter, which attacked and seriously injured some soldiers, were casulties. Actually , from video pictures one can see how the soldiers are being attacked by, iron bars, by many young "piece activist" The truth is that this people have the same aim as the Hamas in Gaza, to try and distroy the Jewish Israel. They will fail, case Evil must be defited from this world !

what I understand with this bullshit(so-called article) is that isreali writers have no reasoning.maybe, it can be understood if this was written by an ordinary isreali citizen. I no longer read this type article because it is easy to guess what it says. still I cannot understand the people saying that soldiers were defending themselves. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!

...is a corrupted, bias, anti-Semetic, illegitimate, muslim interest dominated waist? Why do we even have anything to do with the United Nations (against Israel/Jews) at this point? Guilty or innocent they won't judge us fairly, so why even entertain them?

Nonsense. Even if they investigated Turkey they would find that Israel had conspired to create the Marmara. Israel's position should be clear, unambiguous and simple. There is a blocade. It is legal. Israel will interdict and even sink ships if they brake it. Have a nice day! Leon

It is nice to promote aliya to the Magen David State . Is true that the racist erdogan extremist islamist regime is no good to Tukia nor to Israel . Same as happened to Iran in 79 so has with some differences happened to Turkia 4-6 years ago when the racist erdogan extremist islamist regime was democratically elected to govern but has since fabricated monstruous stories to grabb more power and assert radical islamist sovereignty . example of the false accusations fabricated by erdogan regime to jail some Turkia military generals. example of the money corruption erdogan regime got from britain radical left to advance some economic projects . Such radical racist islamist erdogan regime want as enemy , in line with the mullocracy regime , the state of Israel so to collect more foreign relations points vis a vis the OIC-Arab League . EU membership economic reasons may be pointed , As for your warning , i wish the Israel state to reconsider immigrant application with radical left views . The airwaves of our state stinks with the radical left perveted views .

Erdogan has, and is making many mistakes, and this news just in from Turkey: " ... the newspaper reported that the Erdogan government was under a lot of pressure from "political and popular groups" to annul all military agreements with Israel, but that the military establishment was strongly opposed to this demand". This is good news and suggests to me that the military may soon take a stand against Erdogan. Turkish politicians that move to far from the center soon find themselves out on their ears. The word "strongly" is very important.

everybody is after Israel. Israel should crush everybody under dozer, bludgeon every one of them with weapons, even fry them in ovens and call them terrorists. Israel has all the right because they are the chosen people. Israel should train their psychologists better.

The most laughable article. It appears the writer lives in a Cuckoo land.

I don't know about you, but if I descended into a crowd of loony jihadis threatening me with pipes and knives, and if I'd seen them chuck my colleagues to the lower deck, I wouldn't try wheedling them into smoking a hookah with me. I'd protect myself. But then, you jihad boys love death, don't you? Seyfullah? Fulla shit.

really dream on !! Get out of our sea and enough nonsense

Ynet should not publish what this old fart is writing. He is only a dreamer, and we are suffering because of people like him. We've become the most hated nation and religion in the world. I wonder when we will go out to the streets and protest against our own elected government. Enough is enough of our insanity....

Interesting. So, what do you suggest, what would return your sanity?