Israeli Defense Forces Release Official Video Of Flotilla Attack On YouTube

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by Frances Martel | 5:42 pm, May 31st, 2010

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The Israeli Defense Forces have taken to the internet to defend themselves from claims that they abused their power this morning in a raid of a humanitarian aid ship traveling to Gaza. Earlier today, they told the New York Times that, when approaching the ship, they encountered “live fire and light weaponry including knives and clubs.” To back that up, they also released a video on YouTube which they claim proves the intentions of the people on board.

The video, featured on the IDF YouTube account and, with an accompanying report, on their official website, allegedly shows soldiers being attacked with metal poles and being thrown off the ship. The video’s description says “large groups of passengers surrounded soldiers and beat them with metal poles and chairs, and threw one soldier over the side of the ship. Some passengers grabbed pistols from the IDF soldiers and opened fire.” Interesting that, rather than turning to the press, the military of a major nation turned to YouTube to spread their footage of the event, getting the word out faster than if they had to wait for TV stations to use and edit the footage.

Video from the IDF below:

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PureFreedom

Here is a great site to see the whole truth of what happened also with the IDF. The main media will not show this but tell you on how horrible the IDF is.

http://www.solomonia.com/blog/archive/2010/05/video-gaza-flotilla-thugs-stab-israeli-s/index.shtml
http://thedailybarb.com Burnnotice

Next time just torpedo the ship. Why risk soldiers lives with these thugs?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Kam-Fet/572005492 Kam Fet

Release Video or not, we’ve seen the actual evidence on Al-Jazeera, BBC, SKY News, etc. The IDF was in and out of the BBc in Jerusalem yesterday, as if that changes the nature of their aggression. The video only confirms what had happened, does not support their claim. This is literally Pirates of the Middle east. The ship was on international waters. The most despicable of the cause of this to begin with are the Egyptian, who have allied themselves to oppress and imprison a group of people, just because they didn’t like their choice in the election. To me they are both (Israeli/Egyptian Govt.) the same.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Jones/1384303476 Chris Jones

They were smart to get the footage to Youtube first. The media in this country and around the world has no interest in giving Israel a fair shake about anything. This entire episode was planned by Hamas and its allies as a way to provoke Israel and create a PR shit storm against the Jewish state. The video you posted is only 1 of about 4 or 5 that have been released. It’s quite clear who the aggressors are and it isn’t Israel.
Nachi

There’s always a righteous excuse for their behavior. Always.
http://none pyrope

After ignoring warning after warning from the Israelis, the supporters of Hammas have learned the IDF’s words have meaning. I wonder if the recently whacked are considered martyrs and have all the ameneties thereof?

Don’t get me wrong folks, I believe the irreconcilable differences between the Muslims and the Jews will ultimately bring on the destruction of the human race–both sides have, at times, behaved like savages–but this struggle has gone on for about 5K years, and it will not end until one or the other are made extinct.

AND THERE’S NOT A DAMNED THING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT! If you think about all the “diplomacy” and money that has been poured into encouraging these two groups live in peace, you will know my words are true. I wish to hell they were not.
Integr8d

“AND THERE’S NOT A DAMNED THING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT!”

Move Israel to West Texas. They can have that.
http://none pyrope

I’d be all for it if I thought it would work, but there’s that thing called the Temple Mount, which is has equivalent importance in both cultures and it’s not likely the Jewish folk would go for it any more than would the Muslim folk if the situation was reversed.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Kam-Fet/572005492 Kam Fet

Says much about their credibility. Nada, nothing whatsoever. Propaganda is what you get, and the Fourth Estate without any sense of responsibility keeps repeating the one sided video. People need to seek the truth themselves and check international news, luckily available on youtube and various new media. Let the Fourth Estate keep it up, we all see how they are doing in ratings. Bunch of jokers.