Fears of new flashpoint as defiant Israel prepares for showdown with two more Gaza aid ships
David Williams
Mail Online
June 2, 2010
Israel is facing another potentially explosive confrontation at sea as pro-Palestinian activists sent two more boats to challenge its blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Reports in Israel claimed the navy was prepared to use even more force to stop ships from breaking the blockade.
Speaking on Fox News yesterday, Michael Oren said the raid was ‘perfectly legal, perfectly humane – and very responsible’.
A top commander told the Jerusalem Post yesterday: ‘We boarded the ship and were attacked as if it was a war.
‘That will mean that we will have to come prepared in the future as if it was a war.’
Turkey – one of Israel’s closest Muslim allies until Monday’s clash left several of citizens dead – was last night reported to be considering sending a naval escort for the boats.
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