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"We don't have the legal recourse to stop boats leaving, but with others, including the UN Secretary-General, we have made clear we are against this."
On June 28, Israel National News writer Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu headlined, "Flotilla for War or Peace? Charges of Plot to Kill," saying:
"Israel is in the midst of a massive diplomatic and (dis)information campaign to scuttle the planned attempt to break the maritime embargo...."
In fact, it's using whatever it takes to do it, including agitprop, sabotage, political pressure, the Israel Law Center Shurat HaDin filing irresponsible lawsuits, and military interdiction in international waters, perhaps a repeat of 2010 if things get out of hand.
According to Jerusalem Post writer Yaakov Katz in his June 28 article headlined, "Analysis: A season of flotillas and marches:"
Better prepared this time, "Navy commandos have developed new techniques on how to fast-rope onto the ships' upper decks quickly. They also have new equipment such as water cannons, attack dogs, (and) riot control specialists from the Prison Service's elite Masada Unit."
At the same time, Israel hasn't "formulate(d) a clear strategy or policy" to "handle" the media other than steady disinformation to discredit the mission and its participants. The message long ago wore thin.
The pro-Israeli Stand With Us organization launched a new Flotillafacts.com site, accessed through the following link:
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