But Israel will investigate and will hand out punishment where it is due. And the rest of the world will ignore that fact and just point at these ... really bad people/soldiers.

Prosecute them for whatever laws they broke, and be done with it. Although, that is highly unlikely, with the anti-Israel writers. Where a common crime by a bad cop or soldier, suddenly becomes an indictment against Israel. So what happens in every army or police force around the world...that you have bad people who engage in criminal behavior... becomes something more, when the criminals are Israeli. Then the whole country becomes the target. How predictable, watch and see. Here come the conspiracy nuts.

because if israelis control the aid finally palestinians receive a 20% of the total aid.

and check them and return them in a month if there is nothing bad on them. That is standard operating procedure. At airports, computers are taken and checked by security personnel. That is standard operating procedure there, too. So why shouldn't computers be taken by police or security or soldiers from ships if there is a question about whether illegal activities might be reflected on the computers. Were these computers going to be returned after checks that take a month?

The IDF often steal to supplement their army salaries. There have been many accounts of the IDF stealing cash and valuable when they raid Palestinian homes and businesses in Gaza and the WB as well as fleecing Palestinians at checkpoints so it should really come as no surprise that they would steal from international activists. One has only to read the testimonies from ex-border guards: "Yes. They take things all the time at checkpoints in the territories. You'll never see a soldier without musabaha (chickpea past similar to hummus). And that is something they give many times… They are so desperate to pass that they even sort of bribe the soldiers a little…" A female Border Guard officer spoke of how Palestinian children would arrive at checkpoints with bags of toys for sale – and how the Border Guard would deal with them: "'Okay, throw the bag away. Oh, I need some batteries,', and they would take, they would take whatever they wanted." "Toys, batteries, anything… cigarettes. I'm sure they took money as well, but I don't remember that specifically." She also spoke of one incident in which the looting was caught by a television camera, and the affair blew up. "Then, the company commander gathered us and reprimanded us: 'How did you not think they might see you?'" No one was punished: "Really, it was an atmosphere in which we were allowed to hit and humiliate." It is quite apparent that looting by the IDF is very commonplace.

Women reported Israeli Police and soldiers mollest and pester them during all their custody time in Israel

There was a musical soldier who did loot ; He looted a lute and a flute ; 'cause it's oh so hip to loot a ship ;This argument is rather mute.

As usual, these jobnicks stab us combat soldiers in the back. Seriously, they need to lower the status quo of jobnicks in the news, something along the lines of auxilary soldier.

....are not identical. Whole countries aren't held responsible for a few of its citizens' misdeeds.That should include Israel. Just let justice take its course without political interference. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!

Reading this article makes me somewhat ashamed for an ethics of journalism an Israeli news agency seems not worthy of. First of all, the matter spoken of is still in the process of investigation. Second, considering all the enmity Israel gets already, it adds easily to it. And third, bringing even photos of soldiers means exposing them in such a way that their dignity is being hurt. Is this meant to be helpful - or what then?

The order of the day, nothing shocking - we all knew it. Just like the soldiers who stole the credit cards from Gaza and used them. Now it becomes doubly imperative to lift the ugly siege on 1.5m people. Freedom Flottila here we come!

Reporters from the Sydney Morning Herald on board the Mavara had their laptops, cellphones and memory cards stolen by Israelis and not given back. Slowly the truth comes out against the failed pariah state of Israel.

The state was founded on theft. Why should stealing be a problem all of a sudden?

Simply deleting files is not good enough. You have permanently wipe all the data so it cannot be recovered.

oat aswell. Israel did her job of delivering OUT OF DATE medical aid from the loving 'free gaza from hamas' terrorists - oops i mean acivists. Israel - being honest with the world will get you more hated - so do what the rest do - keep it quiet.

We were blockading 3Aza because it was the source of hostile activities toward the State of Israel. That was 100% legal to do under international law. Our mistakes were not raiding the ships, or killing several of the scumbag armed terrorists onboard, or looting whatever we're supposed to have looted. We made one mistake, and one mistake only: WE SHOULD HAVE TORPEDOED THE DAMN SHIP!!!

their credit cards were used too. what kind of 'people' these soldiers are says much about why activists were killed in that boat. what a shame.

israel chose to publish it. when are we going to get some brains.

" This argument is rather moot ."

You said Shame, shame, shame Israel and IDF This reveals more about you than anything said..You said Shame on Israel too,How Strange when it is because of israeli democracy that this sort of honesty comes out I would say Shame on you for calling Israel a Pariah State,Look closer to home! ps,The soldier's behaviour does not reflect on Israel or the IDF..But On the Soldiers involved,Get rid of your hatred then you will be able to see more clearly..

Robert Haymond, Sarah and Brian to chirp in about these nasty thieving Arabs! It is a redemptive force that there exists in Israel those who still seek justice; but these are a few material goods. The real booty in the theft was the ship itself and the illegal killing of people in International waters. Therein lies the shame of the IDF.

The Israeli army and navy murdered innocent aid workers on that ship. They shot people in the back of the head as they lay on the deck. This is typical behavior for the Israeli military. They did it to Egyptian soldiers in 1967. They did it in both Labanon wars. They did it in Gaza. They think they are above international law because the Americans have blocked every UN censure of your criminal apartheid state. One day there will be a great accounting for the evil your country does.

If we sink the next ship, water damaged laptops are not worth much and the fish won't use the credit cards. Also our soldiers won't have scum try to rip their internal organs out. A much better solution and will the world be as quiet as they have been about the soldier horrific injuries. I don't think so!

is crawling out of his hole whenever there's "bad news" for israel. it's so sweet of you to use so much of your time here on ynet. for this special occation and the 1mio'st anti-semite post on this site, i take the honor and re-label you from (old) "matty" to (new) "ydiot". you are truly a light to the haters and missinformed and therefor must be taken seriously of course. may god have mercy on your soul. cheers

There once was a soldier from tooting ; Who decided he would go looting , When the shit hit the fan he became a real man ; And seriously started shooting.

There once was a soldier who did loot ; He clearly could not care a hoot ; But he thought it was just a blip to loot a ship ; But he shot himself in the foot.

We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot, We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot, We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack, Maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack, Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me Aaargh...it wouldn't be piracy without some plundering matey's

Somalis loot and plunder ships all the time, but no one condemns them. And North Korea blew up a South Korean ship, and once, I heard that a bearded black guard had his way with a fine young cabin boy, back in 1820 on board a trawler for the British Navy... But nooo...everone condemns Israel, the greatest democracy ever. WHY? I tell you why. Get ready to shake your hands and act like a drama queen. The answer is... Antiiiiiiiiiii-Semiiiticicicicsismimimimim!!!