The flotilla fiasco

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Author(s)	The Washington Post editorial board
Source	The Washington Post
Date	June 1, 2010
URL	http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/31/AR2010053103160.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
Quote	"Mr. Netanyahu's aim should have been to prevent the militants from creating the incident they were hoping for. Allowing the boats to dock in Gaza, as Israel had done before, would have been better than sending military commandos to intercept them. The fact that the soldiers who roped down from helicopters to the lead Turkish ferry were unprepared to subdue its passengers without using lethal force only compounded the error."

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This item takes a mixed stance on the position Israel was justified in its actions on the topic Gaza flotilla raid.