"deeply regretted the loss of life that occurred when Israeli commandos raided an aid flotilla" They still didn't get and they will never get it, I guess! Instead of condemning Erdogan who set this piss flotilla aimed just to cause trouble, they are regretting loss of lives of terrorists. And they are ruling the world? I hope that some piss activists like those ones, who's lives they are regretting, will one day sail to their countries.

If there was no freedom of expression,those so called Green's wouldn't have dared to express themselves.. Nothing but some tedious blabbering. Yawn!!!

Now they've gone completely GAGA. Don't they have any other wories? Aren't there any other (worse) troublespots than the 'selfinduced Gaza conflict? Isn't the EU in danger of collapse? They "regrett the loss of life" on the Flotilla. If there wouldn't be Flotilla's with hysteric anarchists on board, there wouldn't be "loss of life". I didn't hear them "regrett the loss of life" in Sderot, in Congo, in Dafour, not of the opposition in Iran, not of the Kurds, not about the hundrded of thousands of 'their EU/US citizens whose jobs are gone and they don't know how to feed their kids etc.,etc.! No....., their "problem is GAZA, an "entity ruled by a "cruel terrorists regime, oppressing their own and poisening their next generation! Why don't they ADRESS JUST THAT! Because they are 'too far gone, they don't know the line between good and evil anymore. A weak bunch of hypocrites, drunk for power, calling themselves 'leaders, eating/drinking on taxpayers money, only looking for ways to get more of the same, just not to lose there "photo opp's on these "get togethers" every few month, without bringing any 'bright or just' solutions to the table.

The reason for this isn’t the world gone stupid, its just political interests. Right now going against Israel will get them good prices on oil so they go against Israel its actually like it has been before. Helping some Africans is just not in the modern powers priority. Also it's very unpopular to stop going against Israel. After all, all the major powers are doing it. This is why I think governments don’t do much other then talk, because they aren't stupid or at least most of them.

If they pull the EU and UN funding of this ne'er do well society, it will collapse. A community cannot survive on Kassam missiles and tunnel smuggled goods alone, and there is no will nor infrastructure to be productive otherwise. The worlds warped sense of responsibilty and largess ( actually just a tool to take down Israel) cannot last as Europe falls apart financially and socially.

Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip must be lifted in order to address the needs of Gaza's population for humanitarian and commercial goods, civilian reconstruction and infrastructure, and legitimate economic activity. Israel is not member of either G8 or G20, Saudi Arabia, Turkey & Indonesia are.

Everything that tiki #3 writes is bleak, humorless, inelegant and absolutely correct! How sad

The UN should move in. A UN military force should depose the Gaza government and enforce the UN Human Rights like freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, freedom of assembly, freedom to mingle, freedom of dress code. Give the people of Gaza a chance at development, stop the feeding on impossible dreams. Maybe after a few years there could be free elections.

Next!...

But western democracies are. Forget the fact they do not fully support Israel but they have no victory in Iraq and no victory in Afganistan equals weak. Too worried about Muslim "cevilians"

may those souls who died in the floatilla rest in peace. its high time that things start getting moving, and without the constant concessions from the palis' side, while at the same time israel's "most developed in the ME" arse is put out to show what it really is. how's your smear campaign doing now, neighbor?

"The leaders of the world's eight top industrial democracies " Russia is more a top corruption country, run by oligarchs, supporting dictatorships in the world ..but definetely not a clear democracy..

a gathering of the "totally useless"

Folks, Im here reading and watching all the news BBC, CNN , european and American press. Nobody has this "Gaza" news incorporated into their stories. Obvious things they talk about is ; when to leave Afghanistan, how to tax the bankers, how to treat the oil spill threatening america. YOU MUST BE PARANOIC OR DREAMING to put "Gaza" as a prime new item in G8 in your paper. Wake up!

Gaza is unsustainable, it cannot fund itself and would not survive without humanitarian aid. It has no source of other income, it cannot trade with other countries or update current infrastructure, it is dependant on others for survival. = Unsustainable. It's not an attack soley on Israel, your media just portrays it that way with the heading because they have no interest in discussing the rest of the G8 summit agenda. So they highlight the most self absorbed aspect to arouse anger and promote a victim mentality to its readers. The Agenda can be found here: http://halifaxinitiative.org/content/g8-g20-2010-agenda-global-development It includes poverty, an additional $50 billion in aid - half of it to Africa in 2010. Also included was water and sanitisation funding, as well as eduction, treatment for HIV and AIDs, global economy recovery, climate change etc... The crisis in Haiti and Dafour along with many others were discussed. If you read various articles relating to the G8 summit from different countries you'll see a shift in focus. For example, Australias media focus is on Hunger in Africa, the U.S. focus is on the ecomomy, The French focus is on the 2011 G8 to be held in France, Germany is on international security, the UK focus is on the Afghanistan exist plan. This 1 article on Ynet is not the full story and it never is. This is why it is important to read articles from different sources of information, it allows you to come to an informed and educated opinion instead of falling victim to bias information.

Hamas does not rule Gaza by the consent of those they claim to represent. They rule by fear and intimidation. They are accountable to no one but themselves. This is the chilling logic of Gaza. And it helps explain why even a strong military power like Israel can find itself at a disadvantage on the ground. The big victory of Hamas is won in the global war and it shouldn’t happen as explained at : http://xrl.us/beja8d

Hamas is a radical terrorist group which openly uses anti-Semitic rhetoric and actively seeks to wipe Israel off the map. It oppresses the Palestinian population and leads them into endless war. It teaches young Palestinians that their career goal should not be as a teacher, engineer, or doctor but as a suicide bomber. Is there a moral reason to the existence of Hamas ? http://xrl.us/beczop

As for you 'knowing my 'reading habits, let me inform you; I read Dutch/Belgium/English/US/Israeli newspapers + Financial times and other economic news. I hope this has enough 'perspective' for you! Answering your 'onesided, ignorant comments....G8/G20 are FAMOUS for their STATEMENTS but NOT for their actions! Your observation that "Gaza is depended on others for it survival"....Gaza was ALWAYS depended on others for it's survival. When it belonged to Egypt before (without the 'selfinflicted blocade), it was 'worse of than it is today 'with the blockade. Not ONE day in history has gone by when Gaza didn't need help, for they were always USED by the Arabs as a 'bargening chip and the Europeans/UN and all the rest of the 'good souls' went along just fine. THAT's the REAL TRAGEDY of the people of Gaza'. If they want, than tomorrow there is no 'blocade anymore. Their leaders know what they MUST do, they just don't WANT to do it! Why should they...they get 'millions of EU/US/UN taxpayers money for just 'sitting still and 'complaining loud and 'heating up the political situation in the ME. If YOU would 'inform yourself a bit more about the 'history of the region (instead of propagand BS) you would stop writing ignorant pieces in Israeli newspapers.

does that mean a]hamas must die or b]jews must drown or c] the tooth fairy will bring peace or d]that the big powers cannot agree on how to solve their own problems?

Thank you for acknowledging that Gaza is in fact unsustainable. Regarding tax payers money, has there been a shortage in aid to Israel? As they seem to be even more unsustainable and a greater drain on the worlds economy.

Yes Roland thanks to generous welfare systems that permit Muslim leeches to suck the blood(benefits) from the schemes meant for the Christian/non-Muslim population ,it figures ?

However no one talks about it since we do it. Compare Cuba to Gaza and the Gazans live in a paradise pampered by the entire world.

Yes Lara whatever you say ,so what exactly is Australia doing about hunger in Africa as the black dictator Mugabe of Zimbabwe has ruined his once bread basket of southern Africa state ,thanks to nonsensical pie in the sky mentalities like your,s and sends his cronies ,wives etc.shopping in neighboring South Africa ,catch a wake up lady ?

Hopefully the new female Prime Minister of Australia doesn,t have the same looney tendencies as her countrylady Lara ,otherwise Sharia law will soon be entrenched in liberal Aussieland ?

Besides spewing leftist/looney claptrap what exactly did Lara from down under say ,Eran ,try be specific so we can understand where you,re coming from ?

Dear Prophet. Let me answer your question so you can see where I am going: #16 Lara says, "It's not an attack soley on Israel, YOUR MEDIA- ynet, haarets- just portrays it that way with the heading because they have no interest in discussing the rest of the G8 summit agenda. So they highlight the most self absorbed aspect to arouse anger and promote a victim mentality to its readers. The Agenda can be found here: http://halifaxinitiative.org/content/g8-g20-2010-agenda-global-development ". Also #15 Igor says; "Folks, Im here reading and watching all the news BBC, CNN , european and American press. Nobody has this "Gaza" news incorporated into their stories. Obvious things they talk about is ; when to leave Afghanistan, how to tax the bankers, how to treat the oil spill threatening america. YOU MUST BE PARANOIC OR DREAMING to put "Gaza" as a prime new item in G8 in your paper. Wake up! " I agree with the above summerizing: 1. Gaza is NOT a prime item in the G8 as Haaretz AND Ynet WRONGLY claim in this piece here. It is also not high priority in the agenda at all. 2. I agree Lara's accusing those papers because they " highlight the most self absorbed aspect to arouse anger and promote a victim mentality to its readers. " In other words, again, Gaza is not the PRIME item in the G8 agenda as Haarets and Ynet are just claiming. They must be paranoic or dreaming or want to scare the poor Israelis who by reading their article will think that the G8 talk is Only about Gaza.This is not true-see the agenda from lara. I hope I made myself clear?.

If the G8 leaders would have said Israel is right, then some opponents here would support it. I applaud them due to declaring the unsustainability of that blockade. Also, do the people have to tell their whole regretts, sadness etc all the time? The Gaza flotilla raid is the most recent one and naturally people are talking about it. Blaming people due to being biased against some pains is not ethical.