Posts Tagged ‘Jihad Ahoy!’

And we all now what ‘international credibility’ means:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that a panel set up by Israel to investigate its deadly attack on a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to blockaded Gaza lacked international credibility.

“I took note of this announcement,” he told reporters, referring to the Israeli panel in which two foreigners have been given observer status. “My position is that there should be international credibility of their investigation. I know that there are going to be two international observers. But what I have heard from most of the countries is that it is not sufficient enough to have international credibility.”

To investigate the flotilla, Ban had proposed establishing a four- or five-member independent panel, with one representative each from Israel and Turkey, to be led by Geoffrey Palmer, a former New Zealand prime minister, although officially no names have been mentioned. Read the rest of this entry »

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has released further footage from the IHH Flotilla vessel Mavi Marmara. It clearly shows IHH leader Bülent Yıldırım instructing his followers to throw Israeli military personnel overboard after boarding. Much ‘Allahu Akbar’-ing then ensues.

The speech was made in Turkish and repeated in Arabic by a translator.

The international media responds in outrage. No, wait..

Turkish troops in pursuit of Kurdish rebels have crossed into northern Iraq and killed four militants, Turkish officials say.

The military said air strikes were also launched against rebel positions deeper inside Iraqi territory.

The offensive took place after rebels made an unsuccessful attack on border guards, Turkish officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

Sponsored by some of the worst human rights abusers on the planet and backed by some of the most hard left political groups, The Flotidiot craze looks like being this summer’s meme. At least this means that some of those on board will be getting a long-overdue exposure to water:

Tel Aviv – Ships from several countries, including Iran and Lebanon, have reportedly left or are planning to leave for Hamas-controlled Gaza in defiance of an Israeli maritime blockade on that territory.

Israel considers Gaza-bound convoys a security risk because of Hamas’ ongoing efforts to smuggle Iranian rockets and other weaponry into Gaza since the Iran-backed group overthrew the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in a bloody coup there in 2007.

Israel Security Agency Director Yuval Diskin has been quoted as saying by the non-profit organisation, The Israel Project, that a port in Gaza would “pose a huge security threat to Israel.” Read the rest of this entry »

Those naughty Israeli satirists at Latma TV nail the Flotidiots again. Enjoy