Justifying Murder on the High Seas

Once again the ugly specter of Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinians in the Gaza strip has been brought to the forefront of the world’s attention and, this time, it wasn’t just the actions of activists (who have largely been ignored) that has drawn the laser-like focus and condemnations of nations far and wide. This time, it was the IDF’s commandeering of a humanitarian aid flotilla ship in international waters – causing the deaths of 9 activists (that we know of so far) and the wounding of dozens of others – justified as “self-defence” by the Israeli government that has quite (Read more…)