"Israeli" Butchery at Sea: An institutional failure of a morbid society
By Gilad Atzmon
Information Clearing House, 31-05-2010
As I write this piece the scale of the "Israeli" lethal slaughter at sea is yet to be clear. However we already know that at around 4am Gaza time, hundreds of IDF commandos stormed the Free Gaza international humanitarian fleet. We learn from the Arab press that at least 16 peace activists have been murdered and more than 50 were injured. Once again it is devastatingly obvious that "Israel" is not trying to hide its true nature: an inhuman murderous collective fuelled by a psychosis and driven by paranoia.
For days the "Israeli" government prepared the "Israeli" society for the massacre at sea. It said that the Flotilla carried weapons, it had ‘terrorists' on board. Only yesterday evening it occurred to me that this "Israeli" malicious media spin was there to prepare the "Israeli" public for a full scale "Israeli" deadly military operation in international waters. Make no mistake. If I knew exactly where "Israel" was heading and the possible consequences, the "Israeli" cabinet and military elite were fully aware of it all the way along. What happened yesterday wasn't just a pirate terrorist attack. It was actually murder in broad day light even though it happened in the dark.
Yesterday at 10 pm I contacted Free Gaza and shared with them everything I knew. I obviously grasped that hundreds of peace activists most of them elders, had very little chance against the "Israeli" killing machine. I was praying all night for our brothers and sisters. At 5am GMT the news broke to the world. In international waters "Israel" raided an innocent international convoy of boats carrying cement, paper and medical aid to the besieged Gazans. The "Israelis" were using live ammunition murdering and injuring everything around them.
Today we will see demonstrations around the world, we will see many events mourning our dead. We may even see some of "Israel's" friends ‘posturing' against the slaughter. Clearly this is not enough.
The massacre that took place yesterday was a premeditated "Israeli" operation. "Israel" wanted blood because it believes that its ‘power of deterrence' expands with the more dead it leaves behind. The "Israeli" decision to use hundreds of commando soldiers against civilians was taken by the "Israeli" cabinet together with the "Israeli" top military commanders. What we saw yesterday wasn't just a failure on the ground. It was actually an institutional failure of a morbid society that a long time ago lost touch with humanity.
It is no secret that Palestinians are living in a siege for years. But it is now down to the nations to move on and mount the ultimate pressure on "Israel" and its citizens. Since the massacre yesterday was committed by a popular army that followed instructions given by a ‘democratically elected' government, from now on, every "Israeli" should be considered as a suspicious war criminal unless proved different.
Considering the fact that "Israel" stormed naval vessels sailing under Irish, Turkish and Greek flags. Both NATO members and EU countries must immediately cease their relationships with "Israel" and close their airspace to "Israeli" airplanes.
Considering yesterday's news about "Israeli" nuclear submarines being stationed in the Gulf, the world must react quickly and severely. "Israel" is now officially mad and deadly. The Jewish State is not just careless about human life, as we have been following the "Israeli" press campaign leading to the slaughter, "Israel" actually seeks pleasure in inflicting pain and devastation on others.
