Israel, Gaza og angrep på nødhjelpsflåte

Mye kan sies om Israels siste taktiske valg å borde flåten som skulle til Gaza med nødhjelp. Man kan (og vil) jo diskutere hva det egentlige hendelsesforløpet var. Jeg har ikke så mye å legge til i den diskusjonen. Men jeg synes bloggeren Anonymous Liberal treffer spikeren på hodet om det litt større bildet (min utheving): #

While we can all watch grainy surveillance footage and debate the propriety of the actions taken by those on the ship after the boarding began (who was the initial aggressor, whether the use of deadly force was needed, etc.), all of that is thoroughly beside the point. Even if you resolve all contested facts in Israel’s favor from that point forward, it doesn’t change the most fundamental fact: that the entire incident was precipitated by Israel’s decision to drop gun-wielding commandos onto the deck of a ship in international waters. The ability of Israel’s reflexive defenders to “analyze” the situation while studiously ignoring this central, indisputable fact is truly staggering. The term “Orwellian” comes to mind. #

Moreover, I don’t see how any sentient being can dispute that this is anything but a massive debacle for Israel. The entire purpose of the flotilla was to make a political point, to bring attention to Israel’s embargo of Gaza and, by doing so, make Israel look bad. The Israeli government knew that this was the entire point. And yet they played right into it, creating a public relations disaster of truly epic proportions. As a result, Egypt has ended its embargo of Gaza and the relationship between Israel and Turkey has completely deteriorated, further isolating Israel and frustrating virtually all of Israel’s policy goals – including the embargo of Gaza itself. #

To suggest that Israel is being ill-served by its current leadership and its reflexive apologists in this country is to severely understate the problem. This is an unmitigated disaster for Israel and denying that only makes the fallout worse. #

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