If these people are indeed mimicking their Gaza "civilian" hosts, then their yacht must be equipped with mortars and missiles. There is no escaping the fact that these people are working on behalf of the Gaza military (Hamas) whose explicit policy is to fire anti-personnel weapons at Israeli civilians. As such, it can only be assumed that this boat is armed just like the Gaza "cvilians" - meaning the "Olivia" is most likely armed and dangerous. That the crew is dressed in white shows they are in uniform, and it is a known fact that many navies use white uniforms at sea. Why would these dupes pretend that they are some kind of civilian civil sea service when they are clearly acting as agents of the military government of Gaza?

Does Hamas recognize Oslo (and Israel) now and are they forced to kill kids with missiles by the Oslo Accords? How stupid can people be if they full of hatred?

Seize the ship under international law, and this time DON'T return the vessel. If terror-combatants open fire from this boat, sink it!

The Blockade would be relaxed the moment they release Shalit. Continue your "Monkey's Paw Trap" National Pride Posture and you will strangle to death. As for Israel, they should use technology to block all cellphones and other transmitting devices. They they should take over the ship violating the blockade and confiscate (eg destroy) all electronic recording devices. Complain all you want. Too bad.

So where were these Civil Peace Service Gaza activists when whats his face was murdered in Gaza just days ago, no big out cry then , !!!! they and all who believe in unjustice are full of it...

Sure, a few fishermen will be there to make a catch of seafood, and a few others will be there to pick up any illicit weapons - just as they've tried for years off the Gazan coast - and these useful idiots will provide the cover by photographing the IDF, heavily editing out situational context, and publishing them with a concocted story about IDF abuse. ISM does this very well - as Rachel Corrie could tell you if she didn't spend her time as a human shield for a weapons smuggling tunnel.

It does not take any imagination to see how this will end up. They have announced loud and clear they intend to provoke Israel into defending itself.

The fishermen of Gaza have a right to fish their own waters and it is against the Fourth Geneva Conventions for an Occupying power to prevent them from making a living. Despite IDF hasbara, Israel is still the occupying power under international law. IDF bullying tactics are illegal and this needs to be recorded.

His name is Vittorio Arrigoni. Ignorant! Restiamo umani, difficile ma io ci provo Vittorio.

The real way to go for people on these threads to recognize once and for all that unfortunately - by forever concentrating on Israel's imaginary "crimes" - you are not only a willing dupe of the ISM pro-Hamas thugs, but a wretched antisemite as well. Too bad for you and the collective mental health of Onterio!

Vittorio was not a heroe.