Shocker: "Peace" Activists Brandishing Weapons!

For the sordid and depressing details of the anti-Israel propaganda war being waged by the pro-Palestinian media (aka the "global media") in the wake of Monday's IDF raid on the Gaza flotilla, read the HonestReporting.com account here.

Ynetnews.com published a first-hand account of the incident that details how the IDF commandoes who boarded the vessels bound for Gaza in contravention of an Israeli embargo were ambushed, then beaten by "activists"wielding knives, clubs, poles and guns.  This account states that only after suffering wave upon wave of injurious attacks did the on-scene IDF commanders seek approval for a live-fire response. It is no surprise that once shooting starts in close quarters with lots of concealed weapons, people are going to get killed.  And in most situations the ones being killed are likely to be those who are shooting at well-trained Israeli soldiers.

While it is early in the lifecycle of this story, it already seems clear that if the Israelis are guilty of anything it is not murder or indiscriminate use of force, but poor planning.  Someone in the IDF's intelligence wing should have realized that the so-called "political" activists and "humanitarians" aboard the vessels were capable of brandishing weapons that they were willing to use brutally and mercilessly.

Thankfully, the American administration appears to be taking a wait-and-see attitude rather than assuming the worst of Israel immediately.  But it is still a holiday weekend, and the White House could  turn on Israel at a moment's notice once it absorbs the global anti-Israel firestorm that is in full swing.