Any country would have done exactly the same (Afaik the ships were either on the verge of entering International waters, or already in Israelian waters) . Check out the radio communications, they are very decent from Israelian side and *quite* indecent from the aidship's side referring to 9/11 and other such matters.
I am perfectly fine with pointing fingers at Israel any time of the day, but this specific instance is just not one of them whatever way I look at it. They were in their full right to board the ships (remember, Israelian waters or on the verge of entering them). They were in their full right to return fire (which is how it looks at this moment). And the boarding ships were FAR from innocent in nature, as is seen on videos and photos from a turkish sources (which should show a best case scenario, but dont).
Nazi Germany wasn't exactly the nicest, but I think everyone agrees that twisting history to 'just put some more blame on the already evil Germans' is not the right thing to do.
I see a similar thing happen with this case happening right now. And for those who keep holding hands above the corrupt Hamas regime ....remove the flaps from your eyes. Hamas has done many evil things, not perse to Israelians but as well to their own people and are a criminal organisation that is benefitting tremendously from the current status quo to preserve their power and control the flow of aid money and goods.
Period.
you couldn't be more wrong here. In 2007 Iran has seized British marines in its water (not the international ones). no shots fired, no casualties. and we are talking here about the "bad ass Ahmedinejad" seizing a military ship from a very unfriendly country. so why "democratic countries" attack humanitarian aid ships in the International waters? while "uncivilised countries" can seize a military ship of some leading navy in the world without a shot fired? so the myth about countries have to do so is blown.
Hamas is as much corrupted as any political power, no more, no less. but when Hamas was a sole winner in the Palestinian election it promised a sovereign country and could not deliver, because Israel put such harsh sanctions, than no medicine, food, money, electricity or water could get into Gaza, and West bank. sounds familiar? sounds like ghetto to me.
The only answer to Israeli Palestinian state is one state, on democratic basis and equal rights/treatment to all Israelis and Palestinians. simple.
Watch this folks as the last apartheid regime is crumbling, we saw it once when the racist SAFA apartheid regime has collapsed, Israel's fate is similar.