Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: intervento di Jonathan Hoffman

My friends
We have all spent today glued to the screens trying to piece together
what happened in the seas off the Israeli coast early this morning.
The first point to make is that Israel had every right to board the Mavi
Marmara ship. Israel cannot allow unknown goods and people to enter
Gaza. Gaza is controlled by Hamas, a terrorist regime that calls for the
murder of Jews, the “obliteration” of Israel and its replacement with an
Islamist theocracy. In the past, Israel has intercepted weapons-laden
boats headed for Gaza’s coast. No government allows unidentified people
and goods to flout their border regulations and enter their countries
freely. If these activists behaved similarly at passport and security
control in the U.S. or any other nation’s shores, ignoring their
official protocol and violently attacking security personnel, they would
also have been stopped and arrested.
The flotilla is organised by the Insani Yardim Vakfi, IHH, “humanitarian
relief fund”).
In 2006 a Danish research institute called the Danish Institute for
International Studies conducted a study which reported that in the past
IHH had connections with Al-Qaeda and global jihad operatives. The
well-documented study was conducted by Evan Kohlman, an American
researcher who specialises in Al-Qaeda and related subjects. It deals
with the involvement of Islamic charity funds and foundations in
supporting terrorism. The IHH is an extremist Islamist organisation
supporting global Jihad, and in this regard is no different from
al-Qaeda and Hamas.
In recent years, especially since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip, IHH
has supported Hamas’ propaganda campaigns by organising public support
conferences in Turkey. At those conferences, which featured the
participation of senior IHH figures, the heads of IHH expressed their
support for Hamas and its strategy (including the armed struggle it
espouses), in defiance of the Palestinian Authority, Hamas’ rival.
IHH is a member of the Union of Good, an umbrella organization of more
than 50 Islamic funds and foundations around the globe, which channels
money into Hamas institutions in the Palestinian Authority-administered
territories. As a Union of Good member IHH has connections with other
worldwide Islamic funds and foundations which support Hamas.
Israel outlawed IHH because of its affiliation with the Union of Good
and because it is an important factor in Hamas’ global fund raising.
So this is the organisation that is behind this flotilla. An
organization that also refused a request from Gilad Shalit’s family to
take a package to him in Gaza.
I quote from the San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to
Armed Conflicts at Sea (12 June 1994)
     “It is permissible under rule 67(a) to attack neutral vessels on
the high seas when the vessels “are believed on reasonable grounds to be
carrying contraband or breaching a blockade, and after prior warning
they intentionally and clearly refuse to stop, or intentionally and
clearly resist visit, search or capture.”
The flotilla was warned about breaching Israeli security regulations and
was offered by both Israel and Egypt the opportunity to unload its
humanitarian cargo in Ashdod and at Port Said – then it would be checked
and then admitted to Gaza like all humanitarian goods. And let’s
remember that the allegations of collective punishment and an Israeli
blockade of Gaza are nonsense. Israel transfers about 15,000 tons of
supplies and humanitarian aid every week to the people of Gaza.
But the Mavi Marmara ignored many warnings and sailed into a closed
Israeli military zone.
The brave IDF soldiers were lowered onto the Mavi Marmara by helicopter.
There is agonising footage taken from the helicopter which you may have
seen of one of them being lowered onto the boat and then immediately
assaulted and thrown onto the lower deck. He is clubbed with what looks
like an iron bar. And then a large metal object. The so-called
humanitarian passengers of the boat then try to kidnap him – like they
kidnapped Gilad Shalit. Then they throw a stun grenade at the IDF
soldiers and then a firebomb. This is all in the video. There is more
footage from Channel Ten in Israel this morning which shows an IDF
soldier being attacked by a knife.
The brave IDF soldiers tried to board the Mavi Marmara peaceably.
Because the organisers of the flotilla had said they would resist
peacefully. Israel took them at their word. At first the Israeli
soldiers tried to use “paintball rifles” such as are used to disperse
minor protests, such as the ones held in Bilin on a Friday about the
separation barrier. They did have hanguns but they were to be used only
as a last resort, to ensure minimum casualties. They would only use them
in a life-threatening situation.
And that is what happened. It can be seen in the footage from the
helicopter and from the side of the boat. Their lives were threatened.
The “peaceful” humanitarians used knives, stun grenades, firebombs and
metal pipes. The Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel said in his Press
conference this morning that two guns were used.
Nevertheless when they came down from the helicopter, the brave IDF
soldiers kept on shouting to each other “don’t shoot, don’t shoot,” even
though they sustained numerous blows.
The result was tragic loss of life which we all regret. Some of the
pro-Palestinian activists dies and five IDF soldiers were wounded, two
critically. The wounded – and that includes violent activists – are
receiving medical treatment in Israeli hospitals.
People of good will everywhere should condemn the violence perpetrated
by the so-called “humanitarians” on those soldiers as they came down
from the helicopter. It is on film for all to see. We call on the new UK
coalition government to condemn the violence used by these so called
“peace activists” who are a handicap to those in both Israel and Gaza
who want to coexist in peace. We say “yes to peace, no to Hamas; yes to
peace, no to extremism.“
But above all we salute the bravery of the IDF soldiers who carried out
this operation. We wish those who are wounded a Refuah Shlehma, s speedy
recovery. We salute their bravery and the bravery of all the IDF
soldiers who keep Israel safe, who have done so for 62 years and who
will go on doing so, whatever the provocation, whatever the slurs in the
media and whatever the lies put out by our enemies.
http://cifwatch.com/2010/05/31/jonathan-hoffman-speech-to-israel-support-rally/#more-8213

 My friends
zanardo merda nazistoide come artamano.

 The brave IDF soldiers tried to board the Mavi Marmara peaceably.
Balle.
Potevano *ACCOSTARE LA NAVE* e *SALIRE LUNGO I FIANCHI* della stessa, come
solitamente avviene.
Cosa che un *COGLIONE* come l'autore non sembra riuscire proprio a capire.
-Stefano

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deve essere un collega universitario di zanardo questo COGLIONE...
uno che deve avere avuto una gloriosa carriera universita come lui.
ROTFL!