Is Israel attack on aid ship is considered as terrorism or is it not?

Question

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/05/201053133047995359.html

http://gulfnews.com/news/region/palestinian-territories/gulf-news-statement-on-israeli-attack-1.634830

http://mondoweiss.net/2010/05/israeli-ships-bear-down-on-freedom-flotilla-in-the-dark.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100531/wl_afp/mideastconflictgazademoaid

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/clashes-as-israeli-forces-storm-gaza-aid-boat-hamas-tv-20100531-wq9t.html

http://www.freegaza.org/

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/at-least-10-activists-killed-as-israel-navy-opens-fire-on-gaza-aid-flotilla-1.293089

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/7789077/Turkey-condemns-Israel-over-deadly-attack-on-Gaza-aid-flotilla.html

http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=59259

Isn't this terrorism?

Why isn't called by it's name?

Why the double standards when calling things?

Why when Palestinians fight for their freedom it's called terrorism, but when Israel Government attacks them and terrors the whole community of Palestinians in Gaza it's called "Defense" against Palestinians "terrorism"...

Answer 1

The flotilla was made up of activists hoping for a confrontation. Activists aim to strike an emotional chord with people sympathetic to their cause. They got what they wanted. The last thing they want is for people to look under the emotional surface of the issue though. Let's see if you will.



The Israelis have a blockade of Gaza going. If they don't do that, Hamas brings in rockets and fires them at Israel. The flotilla was asked to come into a port, get searched for weapons and then could have been on their way. They chose to run the blockade and one ship was boarded. The crew attacked the Israelis and well.....



The infrared video shows the crew attacking the Israeli Commandos. The Palestinians said that the Israelis fired first. If so, people that are being attacked usually run away from the guy with guns, maybe even jump into the water. That was not the case. The Israelis were armed mainly with paint ball style guns (perhaps with stink balls) to avoid casualties. The crew came at them with clubs, knifes, crowbars and such. They even grabbed some of the Israelis side arms.



The Israelis interdicted the flotilla out in international waters. If they waited until they were in territorial waters, hoards of small Palestinian craft coming out in support would have made the enforcement of the blockade very problematic.

Answer 2

would islam dare start on russia or china would islamic extremists suicide bomb innocent russians or chinese Rachel Thaler, aged 16, was blown up at a pizzeria in an Israeli shopping mall. She died after an 11-day struggle for life following a suicide bomb attack on a crowd of teenagers on 16 February 2002. Even though Thaler was a British citizen, born in London, where her grandparents still live, her death has never been mentioned in a British newspaper. Rachel Corrie, on the other hand, an American radical who died in 2003 while acting as a human shield during an Israeli anti-terror operation in Gaza, has been widely featured in the British press. According to the Guardian website, she has been written about or referred to on 57 separate occasions in the Guardian alone, including three articles the Saturday before last.

Answer 3

This is TRUE TERRORISM. This is a Great Genocide Bloody Crime against the Whole Humanity.

As by doing that they will stop people from sending ships to Gaza. The ships will continue going there inspite of the Israeli's disgusting and weird behavior.

Answer 4

The IRA used the same old excuse " fighting for freedom2 to kill thousands of innnocent Irish and British people in N. Ireland. in last forty years. In the end the people rose up against them and gained the freedom " from them ". Please try to see the bigger picture. As long as Hamas continues to bring bombs in these ships into Gaza and then kill Israeli children with their fantasy of freedom ( power for themselves ) the Palestinians in Gaza will never be free. If these Hamas killers would stop completely like the IRA were forced to the Palestinaian people would be free today. Only the Hamas killers occupying Gaza stop this. Remember Hamas is a terror group like the IRA. Please try to be sensible.

Answer 5

With such loss of life and with European parliamentarians on board the vessels has witness`s to this attack Israel should be hold to account for it. Keep checking the http://www.ihh.org.tr/anasayfa/en/ for live streams on the boat but i would expect the Israel to block a lot of communications such has this link.

Answer 6

Israel actions are sick and they should go out of Gaza stripe ,, because



1)it doesn't belong to them

2)they refuse any help to get to Palestinians

3)those who has been killed are Turks AND BY what means??



NOW you can see the "REAL Israel"

Answer 7

I highly doubt it fits the definition of terrorism in any dictionary. (My statement does not mean it was right).

Answer 8

not terrorism!! here's why:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAMFnu8ZBwk



If you dont want to get burned, then you better not walk over fire....how bout that?

Answer 9

Israel is an ally of America. Nothing they do is terrorism.

Answer 10

They have done many crimes before and nothing ever happens. And nothing will happen now.

Answer 11

Caolan is right.They have done many crimes before and nothing ever happens. And nothing will happen now...

Answer 12

INTERNATIONAL WATERS ....AID CONVOY ...YES THAT S A TERRORIST ACT.