Israeli raid on Gaza aid flotilla broke law

[IBM]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11393836

Israel's military broke international laws during its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a UN Human Rights Council investigation says.

The three-member panel said the Israeli commandoes' response to the flotilla was "disproportionate" and "betrayed an unacceptable level of brutality".

Israel insists that its soldiers acted in self-defence during the 31 May raid.

Funny how that self defence thing works.....so you absail from military helicopters onto a hummanitarian aid vessel in international waters armed to the teeth, and then open fire with automatic weapons onto people armed with clubs or - at the very worst - knives.

Just before the report was released, Israel dismissed the Human Rights Council as being biased, politicised and extremist.

Quite surprised they didn't through in an 'anti-semetic' or two......seems to be the standard tactic for them these days.....

[JPreston]

Of course - it was as plain as day that Israel's attack was illegal.

Perhaps those posters in the original thread who continually denied the objective facts as widely reported (and dismissed the numerous expert opinions posted) because they did not agree with their personal conclusions will now examine their motivations for doing so.