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<h2><font size=4><b>Israeli Deputy FM Ayalon lies through his teeth about
the flotilla massacre</b></font></h2><font size=2>By
<a href="http://palestinethinktank.com/author/mary-rizzo/">Mary Rizzo</a>
• May 31st, 2010 at 20:21 <br>
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</a></font><font size=3>WRITTEN BY MARY RIZZO <br><br>
It is impossible for one to maintain calm while reading lies. Today’s
dosage of lies (called Hasbara, and from now on, when an Israeli is
lying, I will start to use the very “to hasbara”, conjugated
appropriately) was more poisonous than usual. It runs under the topic of
“defending atrocities”, which is only slightly less frequent than the
“defending racist policies” rubric. My comments to these obscene
utterings from the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministy in Rabid Red.
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<b>Seizure of the Gaza flotilla: Press conference with Deputy FM
Ayalon<br><br>
</b>DEPUTY FM AYALON: Good morning, everyone. I want to report this
morning that the armada of hate and violence in support of the Hamas
terror organization was a premeditated and outrageous
provocation.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">Thus begins the greatest lie/hasbara
of the day. The invention of a catchy little phrase that only the most
audacious would utilise word for word, but the hasbarists will have time
to refine it. That they choose to put Hamas and “terror” right in the
first line, though is the most important part. This is what may pass to
the international news agencies, which is the whole point, and the
statements made earlier in the day by outraged politicians the world over
are being softened as the minutes pass. Of course the flotilla was
premeditated, and of course it was a provocation! How else can one do
things with Israel there? Spontaneous, improvised and expecting applause?
The intent, however was not violent and there’s not a stitch of evidence
for this, but the violence that follows such an act of a bloody massacre
indeed is spontaneous and very real. People are enraged. It is right to
be enraged by such an attack on humanitarians bringing aid!!! However,
let’s assume that cement powder can be lethal if the bags are swung
around, and that paper can cause lots of cuts on the fingers that make it
hard to pull triggers of Uzis.<br><br>
</font><font size=3>The organizers are well-known for their ties to
Global Jihad, Al-Qaeda and Hamas. They have a history of arms smuggling
and deadly terror. On board the ship we found weapons that were prepared
in advance and used against our forces. The organizers' intent was
violent, their method was violent, and unfortunately, the results were
violent.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">Oh! This one is good, unfounded, but
good for the masses who will believe whatever Israel tells them. Pull out
the big bad monster of Global Jihad (what is that? Does it
matter?!) the terrorist for all seasons Al-Qaeda and Hamas for good
measure. As well, it’s pretty clear from the film that when you have
commandoes storming down on top of you, you are going to expect to be
attacked violently, and you grab whatever it is that is near to you, the
videos seem to show just parts of the ship itself! No guns on board that
were not carried by the Israelis. We see parts of the ship itself, swung
around in attempts to stave off the attack. My only question here is, why
does the speaker consider the results “unfortunate”? The special ops
commandoes could have stayed off the boat and if they couldn’t resist
that, at least not brought automatic rifles that are famous for being
violent.<br><br>
</font><font size=3>Israel regrets any loss of life and did everything to
avoid this outcome.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">This phrase is repeated on so many
occasions, I think they must have a copyright on it and get royalties
each time it’s said.<br><br>
</font><font size=3>We repeatedly called upon the organizers and all
those who were associated with them, through diplomatic channels and any
other means we could, to stop this provocation.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">Of course, they called on the
organisers to do nothing for the people who are suffering in Gaza, but
fortunately, there are humans who think for themselves and act upon their
consciences. It all could have been avoided had Israel just delivered
what is required of it by International law, that is, if they allow goods
and money in for reconstruction and basic life needs and allow people in
and out. <br><br>
</font><font size=3>The so-called humanitarian aid was not for a
humanitarian purpose.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">No? Do they think that now Gazans
will start a cottage industry of paper airplanes and cement
rockets?<br><br>
</font><font size=3>Had it been for a humanitarian purpose, they would
have accepted our offer to deliver all humanitarian supply through the
appropriate channels which are used on a daily basis, as we make sure
that Gaza will not be in short of humanitarian supplies.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">How do you spell “liar”?
“h-a-s-b-a-r-i-s-t”. Daily basis? Israel makes sure on a daily
basis that Palestinians are hanging on a thread and surviving only by
their own wits and tunnels.<br><br>
</font><font size=3>On a daily basis, we do that.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">Suuuuure, sure you do!<br><br>
</font><font size=3>We ask them to send this through the appropriate
channels, whether it's the U.N., whether it's the Red Cross, whether it's
our people, but to no avail.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">The channels have been asked and
implored for years in the words, “open the damned crossings! Lift the
damned siege! Free the Gazans from the prison you have closed them into!”
To no avail indeed.<br><br>
</font><font size=3>In fact, what they said was that it's a humanitarian
campaign, but they said repeatedly that their intent and purpose was to
break the blockade, the maritime blockade, on Gaza.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">Exactly. It is humanitarian to bring
in aid if aid is being denied through “appropriate channels”. <br><br>
</font><font size=3>The maritime blockade on Gaza is very legal and
justified by the terror that Hamas is applying in Gaza.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">Very legal? As in what laws
precisely? And I don’t mean Israeli laws, I mean international laws.
There is nothing that justifies denial of construction material, food,
medicines, school supplies, clothing, cigarettes, petrol, diapers,
balsam, soap, wheelchairs…. Everything that makes life possible.<br><br>
</font><font size=3>Allowing these ships to go in an illegal way to Gaza
would have opened in fact a corridor of smuggling arms and terrorists to
Gaza, with the results, inevitable results, of many, many thousands of
civilian deaths and violence all over the area.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">There’s the contradiction, if things
aren’t allowed in (because legally – according to Ayalon – they can’t go
in because the blockade is "legal") the only option is to
circumvent the Israeli law. There is no law in Gaza prohibiting a ship’s
entry, unless Israel will violate international maritime law or impose
their own control over Gaza which “they left” to Palestinians, in their
earlier propaganda. To bring in things, anything at all, they call
“smuggling” because they will not legally allow it. Therefore, they see
many thousands of (Israeli) deaths (the other deaths don’t count for
them) because the paranoia is extreme and bringing life to Palestinians
by means of goods for survival means Israeli death, logical n'est pas?
They must confound people into thinking that all goods brought into Gaza
(“Terrorland”) are naturally meant just to harm Israeli lives. Of course,
we must understand the priorities! If Israel would leave Gaza to
Palestinians, maybe there would be less violence to begin with? But that
thought is just too rational to consider!<br><br>
</font><font size=3>After these repeated calls where not heeded by the
organizers, we told them that they will not be allowed to break the
blockade, as according to maritime law we have the right to do
that.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">Not in international waters you
don’t! And this is where you undertook your operation. But what counts is
that already all the other hasbarists are repeating your lies word for
word, even adding some exciting details to it such as “people on the boat
chanting anti-Semitic songs” (from the AJC org. press release
<a href="http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=2818289&ct=8418965¬oc=1">
http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=2818289&ct=8418965¬oc=1</a>
).<br><br>
</font><font size=3>Unfortunately, they also, people, the organizers upon
the ship, did not heed the calls of our forces this morning to peacefully
follow them and bring a closure, a peaceful closure, to this
event.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">They do not have to give in to acts
of piracy on the seas. This is what they bravely did. You will be judged
for this, and perhaps they know it too.<br><br>
</font><font size=3>No sovereign country would tolerate such violence
against its civilian population, against its sovereignty, against
international law.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">This is the reason you hasbara
yourself blue in the face to make certain Palestine is never sovereign.
They might just repeat your words sooner than you like. And, to call on
international law from the greatest violator of international law on the
planet is the definition of chutzpah itself.<br><br>
</font><font size=3>And we in Israel call today upon all relevant parties
and all relevant countries to work together on calming the situation.
Thank you very much.<br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">You call for calm since you know that
you have murdered activists and civilians in cold blood, and this will
only bring about more and more unrest. You have brought down the rage of
the world upon your shoulders. But, like all the other times, you will
hasbara your way out of it and the world media and governments will help
you. In a few days it will all be forgotten. Hell, there’s a World Cup to
dispute! People are distracted! <br><br>
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