Israel kills to Maintain Blockade

[Furunculus]

Indeed!

So why on earth Israel choose this aproach instead of one more suited to avoid hostilities boggles my mind.

you mean a full assault, with soldiers fast-roping down in groups of six from two separate helicopters, with automatic weapons and authorisation to use them, at the same time as flash-bangs and tear gas are fired onto the deck from accompanying corvettes?

ah yes, i can just see the same group of moralising poseurs screaming at the heavens that once again Israel had demonstrated their inhumane disregard for proprieties by responding with heavy handed military action when all that was required was sweet reason.

they fastroped in one-by-one, equipped with paintball guns because they did not want to escalate an already volatile situation. they cocked it up, because they didn't anticipate a mob wielding iron-bars as a greeting party, and the sad result was more extreme force had to be employed to pacify the 'peace' activists.

without perfect knowledge this was a lose-lose situation for israel, which is what the 'peace' activists intended.