Israeli commandos open fire after being attacked with axes & knives by Gaza flotilla "peace activists" | Jewish Internet Defense Force
&&&&&&&&&&
SHOP JIDF!
Available Exclusively
"It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them."
-Mark Twain
"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation."
-Herman Melville
"Jake: Ma'am, would it make you feel any better if we told you that what we're asking Matthew to do is a holy thing? Elwood: You see, we're on a mission from G-d."
-The Blues Brothers
"You might know who we are, but we KNOW who you are, you understand?"
-Jimmy (Goodfellas)
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path a nd leave a trail."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not."
-André Gide
"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind."
"The entire purpose of our existence is to overcome our negative habits."
- Vilna Goan
"if we were forced to choose just one, there would be no way to deny that Judaism is the most important intellectual development in human history."
- David Gelernter
"Because of the movies I make, people get nervous, because they think of me as difficult and angry. I am difficult and angry, but they don't expect a sense of humor. And the only thing that gets me through is a sense of humor.....It's a very savage kind of humor, it comes out of a great deal of pain."
-Martin Scorsese
"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."
"If all anti-Semitism could be made, by magic, to disappear, the American Jew would still face a problem of survival. The disease of assimilation and alienation of Jewish youth from its heritage and people is often spoken about, but its full gravity and danger are not comprehended by most of us. We face the problem of young Jews by the hundreds whose lack of Jewish identity and pride and whose Jewish rootlessness combine to drive them into foreign fields and hostile ideologies....At the same time, in Israel, the ironic growth of a similar Jewish identity crisis has arisen to plague the state with young Jews who identify with the state but not the Jewish people and whose alienation from Jewish heritage and tradition has now been joined by weakening of ties with their fellow Jews in exile."
-Rabbi Meir Kahane
"Jewish survival and redemption are proof eternal and ultimate that the world is not governed by logic, by sanity or by man. It is controlled and decreed by G-d."
-Rabbi Meir Kahane
"Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great."
-Mark Twain
"The only real laughter comes from despair."
-Groucho Marx
"The Jew who makes his body bend to his will is a man who has no chains on his arms. The Jew who hears the cry of fellow Jews and casts off from himself the vanities and nonsense of money and sterile status ... and leaps into the waters of duty – this is a man who has come out of Egypt."
-Rabbi Meir Kahane
"Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous."
"If a Jew doesn't make Kiddush (to sanctify himself by maintaining a distinctly Jewish lifestyle), then the non-Jew will make Havdalah for him (by making the Jew realize he is truly different)."
- R' Chaim of Volozhin
"What is the Jew?...What kind of unique creature is this whom all the rulers of all the nations of the world have disgraced and crushed and ex persecuted, burned and drowned, and who, despite their anger and their fury, continues to live and to flourish. What is this Jew whom they have never succeeded in enticing with all the enticements in the world, whose oppressors and persecutors only suggested that he deny (and disown) his religion and cast aside the faithfulness of his ancestors?! The Jew - is the symbol of eternity. ... He is the one who for so long had guarded the prophetic message and transmitted it to all mankind. A people such as this can never disappear. The Jew is eternal. He is the embodiment of eternity."
- Leo Tolstoy
"It is certain that the Jew, if he desired-or if they were driven to it, as the antisemites seem to wish-could now have the ascendancy, nay, literally the supremacy, over E that they are not working or planning for that end is equally sure... The resourcefulness of the modern Jews, both in mind and soul, is extraordinary..."
-Nietzsche
"One of the great problems with Americans is that - being a decent people - they assume that everyone else is equally decent."
-Rabbi Meir Kahane
"It's discourging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit."
-Sir No?l Coward
"For so long as the Jew has even one ally, he will be convinced - in his smallness of mind - that his salvation came from that ally. It is only when he is alone - against all of his own efforts and frantic attempts - that he will, through no choice, be compelled to turn to G-d."
-Rabbi Meir Kahane
"It's my experience that folks who have no vices have generally very few virtues."
-Abe Lincoln (unsourced)
"Love has its place, as does hate. Peace has its place, as does war. Mercy has its place, as do cruelty and revenge....Never, ever deal with terrorists. Hunt them down and, more important, mercilessly punish those states and groups that fund, arm, support, or simply allow their territories to be used by the terrorists with impunity.....No trait is more justified than revenge in the right time and place."
-Rabbi Meir Kahane Zt'l
Quote of the Moment
"...If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And when I am for myself,
what am 'I'? And if not now, when?"
Categories
According to the
Israeli warships have attacked at least one of the six ships
carrying pro-Hamas activists trying to breach Israeli sovereignty, killing
at least 10 and wounding about 50: &
Israeli television reported that 10 people had been killed when
stormed the boat, clashing with activists on board.
Marine commandos had opened fire after being attacked with axes and knives by a number of the passengers on board the ships, the private channel 10 said.
The station did not say whether the dead and injured were passengers or members of the Israeli navy but Israel's army radio said between 10 and 14 people had been killed in clashes which broke out after the passengers allegedly tried to grab weapons off the naval commandos who tried to storm one of the boats.
Earlier, the al-Jazeera satellite channel reported by telephone from the Turkish ship leading the flotilla that Israeli navy forces fired at the ship and boarded it, wounding the captain. The Turkish NTV network also reported an Israeli takeover with gunfire, and at least two people were killed.
The al-Jazeera broadcast ended with a voice shouting in Hebrew, "Everybody shut up!"
The television network said two activists had been killed and some 50 wounded. Organisers of the aid convoy said they were no longer in contact with the boats. The Israeli military have refused to comment.
An Israeli religious medical service, ZAKA, said seven people had been admitted to hospital in Haifa, Israel's main naval base, one of them in a serious condition.
The reports came just after daybreak, with the flotilla still well away from the Gaza shore. Israel had declared it would not allow the ships to reach Gaza. There are about 600 people on the six boats.
In response to the interception, the Israeli ambassador was summoned to the Turkish foreign ministry.
"The ambassador (Gabby Levy) was summoned to the foreign ministry. We will convey our reaction in the strongest terms," a diplomat, who asked not to be named, said.
Also angered by the actions of the Israeli navy, protestors outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul tried to storm the building.
On Sunday, Huwaida Arraf, one of the organisers, said the six-ship flotilla began the journey from international waters off the coast of Cyprus on Sunday afternoon after two days of delays. She said they expected to reach Gaza, about 250 miles away, on Monday afternoon, and that two more ships would follow in "a second wave."
The flotilla was "fully prepared for the different scenarios" that might arise, and organizers were hopeful that Israeli authorities would "do what's right" and not stop the convoy, she said.
"We fully intend to go to Gaza regardless of any intimidation or threats of violence against us," she said. "They are going to have to forcefully stop us."
After nightfall Sunday, three Israeli navy missile boats left their base in Haifa, steaming out to sea to confront the activists' ships.
Two hours later, Israel Radio broadcast a recording of one of the missile boats warning the flotilla not to approach Gaza.
"If you ignore this order and enter the blockaded area, the Israeli navy will be forced to take all the necessary measures in order to enforce this blockade," the radio message continued.
The al-Jazeera satellite channel reported that the ships changed course to try to avoid a nighttime confrontation, preferring a daylight showdown for better publicity.Unfortunately, this is becoming another PR nightmare for Israel, who we believe should have threatened these Hamas sympathizers all along.& Let this be a message to any "peace activists" who try to aid and abet the enemies of the Jewish people and Israel.&
&The JIDF relies on your support.
to support us.
Copyright © Jewish Internet Defense Force
All Rights Reserved
The views expressed on this website do not necessarily reflect the views of the JIDF. The content is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company or individual. This site's intention is to do no harm, to not injure others, defame, or libel. All data and information provided on this site is for informational, educational, and/or entertainment purposes only.
The Jewish Internet Defense Force (JIDF) makes no representations as to accuracy, currentness, correctness, suitability, or validity of any information on this site and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use, or access to this site.
We are not responsible for translation or interpretation of content.
We are not responsible for defamatory statements bound to government, religious or other laws from the reader’s country of origin.
All information is provided on an as-is basis with no warranties, and confers no rights. We are not responsible for the actions, content, accuracy, opinions expressed, privacy policies, products or services or for any damages or losses, directly or indirectly, caused or alleged to have been caused as a result of your use or reliance on such information on the Jewish Internet Defense Force site.
This site includes links to other sites and blogs operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to you and as an additional avenue of access to the information contained therein. We have not reviewed all of the information on other sites and are not responsible for the content of any other sites or any products or services that may be offered through other sites. The inclusion of these links in no way indicates their endorsement, support or approval of the contents of this site or the policies or positions of the JIDF.
We have the right to edit, remove or deny access to content that is determined to be, in our sole discretion, unacceptable.
These Terms and Conditions of Use apply to you when you view, access or otherwise use this blog and the Website.
The JIDF is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking .
Enter your email address:Daily JIDF email alerts by
JIDF in the Media
Since going public with our activities in May 2008, we have received a steady stream of international media coverage and attention.
To view some of the press about us, scroll down and click the headlines:Exposing Antisemitism & Terrorism
2.0 Jewish Herald VoiceDecember 21, 2009First MondayNovember 3, 2008Jewish News Agency - ArgentinaSeptember 4, 2008FAZ (German)October 14, 2008FAZ (English Translation)October 14, 2008Russian NewsAugust 1, 2008Canadian Jewish NewsAugust 7, 2008The Coordination Forum for Countering AntisemitismJuly 31, 2008Telegraph UKJuly 31, 2008HonestReportingJuly 31, 2008HonestReportingJuly 30, 2008Jerusalem PostJuly 29, 2008Israel National NewsJuly 27, 2008Israel National NewsApril 3, 2008December
16, 2008Solidarity with Israel:5 Towns Jewish TimesDecember 11, 2009CS MonitorJanuary 23, 2009BBCJanuary 14, 2009Israel National NewsApril 17, 2010Five Towns Jewish TimesApril 17, 2010Chesler ChroniclesDecember 29, 2008Ha'aretzNovember 16, 2008Jerusalem PostJanuary 4, 2009Jewish WeekDecember 30, 2008Against Holocaust Denial:
(report)Jerusalem Center for Public AffairsSeptember 15, 2009BBCJune 22, 2009The National (UAE)June 14, 2009Australian Jewish NewsMay 19, 2009CS MonitorMay 11, 2009Twitter Campaign for Gilad Shalit:Jerusalem PostAugust 27, 2009Israel National NewsAugust 7, 2009Jewish WeekAugust 26, 2009Against "Hate Israel" groups on
Facebook:Jerusalem PostAugust 27, 2009Jerusalem PostApril 22, 2009Jewish News Agency, ArgentinaMay 9, 2009Jerusalem PostMay 7, 2009Against Nasrallah on
FacebookJerusalem PostJuly 29, 2009Facebook Singling Out
Founder of JIDFJewish TribuneOctober 6, 2009New York Jewish WeekSeptember 30, 2009General
(JIDF Ranked
#1 Jewish NewsWire on Twitter)JTAMay 1st, 2009Jerusalem PostMay 12, 2009Academic Reports15 September 2009
SHOW JIDF PRIDE!
Place the following on your sites or use it for your profile photos:
(smaller version also available)
to learn how!
NEVER FORGET