Stefan, I am surprised you post that video. For me that is quite obviously showing exactly what happened.
I quote from the interview with the pro-Palestinian guy from the ship :
'I was kind of surprised to see the Israeli's attack a ship that the leadership said of that it would be defended
by our bodies'.
If that is not an intention to provoke a massacre, than I dont know. While he is saying 'oh poor us, poor us we were innocent peaceful protesters' you see video footage (that is 'best selection' obviously) where the first few commando's that come on deck get beaten by a large crowd with metal poles.
Not sure what you would do, but if you are a hand full of soldiers on a deck and you get beaten on the head with a 10 pound metal poles, I would probably defend my self by shooting the person at one point or another.
A few minutes later he talks about how they 'detained' a single Israeli commando on the deck, removing his pistol from his hip. Wait, he did not even have his pistol in his hand?
Yeah the first few guys really were looking to shoot everyone....
notName me _one_ armed force (be it police, military, MP, guards or what not) that gets attacked by a crowd with metal bars in a confined space that is actively trying to neutralize your personnel, that will not respond at one point by defending at gun point, resulting in casualties sooner or later ?
I cant think of many occurrences.
Not really convinced by his words, but I sure am by the video that is running next to him. Bla bla bla...harmless peaceful protesters...yes....looking to smash your head of if you dare set one foot on the ship, attacking in groups. How very peaceful.
Sorry, I feel ZERO compassion for these people. They were trying to get to Gaza, and he makes it very clear in the interview that even though the Israeli's were boarding the ship they would still _ATTEMPT_ to land at Gaza '
although it would be very difficult probably'.
So this means detaining Israeli military personal on board that ship, setting course through National / Israeli waters and try to unload goods illegally. Look at it how you want, I cant see anything but a bunch of wacko's pretending to be peaceful protesters.
They wanted violence and confrontation, and it is exactly what they got. Just a hand full of miles earlier than they expected it.
So....Israeli government fucked up wacko's ? Sure!
Gaza 'aid ships' peaceful? Please, not this one anyways.