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Originally Posted by Azure
Not if the people on the ship were given clear orders to not proceed and they didn't listen.
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Yes.
I don't think I'd describe myself as pro-Palestinian because that implies being anti-Israeli, and I fully support Israel's right to exist and a Jewish state. I just happen not to like a large number of things about Israel, the state, not the concept.
Still, this boils down to: ship was told to turn back. It did not. The military proceeded to do what any military would do in that situation.
I think it's a bit rich to paint Israel as the victim of an attack here, especially with no real evidence of weapons being on board, but it's plenty more ridiculous to suggest that the 'humanitarians' were some innocent victims. They knew exactly what they were getting into, and they clearly had some messiah complex where they figured they were going to fight the good fight and bring supplies to Gaza.