It is obvious the Hussein convinced Turkey to do the blockade run. He provoked the Israelis on purpose, using the muslim Turks as his tool. Whence this newfound concern in Turkey for Gaza? That is brand new - if anything Turkey has been historically moderate among arabs relative to Israel. Why else would Bibi exit the US and cut his visit short, while Hussein meets with Abbas shortly afterward and gives him hundreds of millions of $. The One orchestrated this whole thing, shortly after Rahm’s visit to Israel. Its a power play. Israel is on to it and they are having none of it. They will stand firm.
A fine example of how “humanitarian” activities can make things much worse. Non-governmental organizations should stay out of foreign policy.
I can’t think of a better way for Israel to break in those three new subs...
Can you imagine the Muslims trying this if President Nixon, Reagan, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Truman, both Bushs or even Ford were in office? The kind of people that rise to leadership in a nation-state or terrorist organization can smell a p*ssy and a pretender a mile away, and they know that Mr. Obama is both weak and on their side. I don’t think most people realize how dangerous the next 2-3 years are going to be.
What does NATO do if Israel sinks a military vessel of one of its member partners?
What does the US, one of the founders of NATO, do?