Yes, it is “sinister” to threaten violence upon an unarmed ship in international waters. It’s “sinister” to seize a ship operating in international waters and to abduct its crew and imprison them without cause. These are crimes.

No violence was threatened, so stop making up lies. the ship was not seized or claimed by Israel, this isn’t Somalia. Stop hijacking loaded words to serve your argument. No crew was abducted, they were processed, questioned, and deported. this wasn’t a kidnapping. The cause was simply, the ship planned on going into Gaza – that would be crossing Israel’s waters and in strict violation of the blockade being enforced by 4 nations. the only ticker here is that the ship was approached in “international waters” and while that MAY have violated a stipulation in an agreement, so is Iran and Syria smuggling missiles, Aks, and grenades to Hamas – but you don’t care about that.

You are overstating the seriousness of what happened and are clearly towing the grand-standing of Free Gaza. What they did was dangerous and was very abusive.

So, if Iran violently threatened, boarded, and commandeered and Israeli ship in international waters and took all its Jewish passengers to Iran to be put in jail, that would be legal?

I answered this absurd analogy several times. It is a false analogy, and a strawman. Simply saying it is not only insulting but a clear demonstration of your lack of understanding of this conflict.

If an organization known as “Free Iran” that had a history of violating Iranian waters, routinely challenged Iranian navy boats and refused to acknowledge call-signs or messages via radio – and this was a systematic, habitual tactic enshrined in their charter – it would not be illegal for Iran to tell the ship to piss off.

But this is a silly analogy because Iran does not fire warning shots, nor do any Arabs or Palestinians. Remember when Iran captured the British ship? Yeah, where were your articles then?

Please read a book, pro-Arab Americans are disgusting.

Now, please answer the fair question, however “silly” or unlikely it may be: So, if Iran violently threatened, boarded, and commandeered and Israeli ship in international waters and took all its Jewish passengers to Iran to be put in jail, that would be legal?

Now, please answer the fair question, however “silly” or unlikely it may be: So, if Iran violently threatened, boarded, and commandeered and Israeli ship in international waters and took all its Jewish passengers to Iran to be put in jail, that would be legal?

I don’t see any video, and that is hardly concluding evidence. Nothing sinister about firing warning shots after the boat refused to acknowledge Israel’s radio calls. Regardless. Free Gaza Movement has been involved in dozens of confrontations, and has sailed into Israeli waters several times illegally – where is your moral outrage there?

You are putting politics ahead of reality. If you truly think Israel had any intention of killing these people, you are not very intelligent.

“It is uncontroversial that the ship was in international waters. Israel has not even bothered to claim otherwise.”

Yes, it is very controversial, considering Free Gaza Movement has a long history of acts of provocation.

Now, if you would care to answer the hypothetical question: So, if Iran violently threatened, boarded, and commandeered and Israeli ship in international waters and took all its Jewish passengers to Iran to be put in jail, that would be legal?

Again, unfair analogy and extremely silly. Iran and Israel are at war, Hamas is an Iranian proxy for christ’s sake. Iran would never request an Israeli ship to turn around, they would simply shoot it out of the water.

You are fishing for something that clearly isn’t there. The aid went to Gaza, the people were released, the Free Gaza Movement got their publicity. Everybody wins.

I don’t see any video, and that is hardly concluding evidence. Nothing sinister about firing warning shots after the boat refused to acknowledge Israel’s radio calls. Regardless. Free Gaza Movement has been involved in dozens of confrontations, and has sailed into Israeli waters several times illegally – where is your moral outrage there?

You are putting politics ahead of reality. If you truly think Israel had any intention of killing these people, you are not very intelligent.

“It is uncontroversial that the ship was in international waters. Israel has not even bothered to claim otherwise.”

Yes, it is very controversial, considering Free Gaza Movement has a long history of acts of provocation.

Now, if you would care to answer the hypothetical question: So, if Iran violently threatened, boarded, and commandeered and Israeli ship in international waters and took all its Jewish passengers to Iran to be put in jail, that would be legal?

Again, unfair analogy and extremely silly. Iran and Israel are at war, Hamas is an Iranian proxy for christ’s sake. Iran would never request an Israeli ship to turn around, they would simply shoot it out of the water.

You are fishing for something that clearly isn’t there. The aid went to Gaza, the people were released, the Free Gaza Movement got their publicity. Everybody wins.

Yes or no? Do you apply your standard universally, or are you a hypocrite?

Yes. Free Gaza documented it on video.

“Also, what must be determined is where this ship was specifically during the confrontation.”

It is uncontroversial that the ship was in international waters. Israel has not even bothered to claim otherwise.

Now, if you would care to answer the hypothetical question: So, if Iran violently threatened, boarded, and commandeered and Israeli ship in international waters and took all its Jewish passengers to Iran to be put in jail, that would be legal?

Yes or no? Do you apply your standard universally, or are you a hypocrite?

These are the questions that must be answered explicitly. Gaza Movement is not a reliable source. The definition of threat, the exact process in which the Israeli navy dealt with the ship (the navy is part of a professional military), and the extent to how Gaza movement responded must be answered from a reliable 3rd party.

Also, what must be determined is where this ship was specifically during the confrontation. Did Israel concede the ship was in concrete-international waters?

This is a war-zone after all. Cyprus Navy is patrolling its waters, Egypt is patrolling its waters, and Israel is patrolling its waters. The “international” zone is layered in between the countries so I imagine it could be pretty easy to get lost.

“Iran violently threatened, boarded, and commandeered and Israeli ship in international waters and took all its Jewish passengers to Iran to be put in jail, that would be legal?”

The story behind the Gaza movement boat must be qualified before such an extreme analogy could be honestly stated. Iran would never board an Israeli ship – Iran and Israel are technically at war (Hezbollah and Hamas are Iranian proxies). They’d shoot the ship out of the water.