The Forward, which I thought was a progressive publication, gives a platform to someone from the Israel Project to support the blockade of Gaza and declare that some flotilla passengers “are clearly seeking a repetition of last year’s bloody showdown.”
Blood’s the buzzword. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman now says that the flotilla participants are “looking for blood.”
Oh here’s some sharp analysis from Glenn Greenwald:
one thing is certain: if Israel does make good on its threats to violently attack protesting passengers and/or punish journalists for covering the event, the U.S. — even as it lectures the world on the evils of identical behavior — will have nothing but praise to offer.
