So apparently another ship is on the way.....

[Mario149]

according to this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10236... (about half way down the page)

How's this gonna end and with what repercussions?

[grumbledoak]

It's clearly a good day for some long range missile testing!

[DangerousMike]

yeah, we could probably nuke israel before the ship gets near.

[funkyrobot]

Some people seem to take great pleasure in pissing others off.

Edited by funkyrobot on Friday 4th June 16:08

[Puggit]

It appears this boat is a bit cr@p and got left behind by the rest of the flotilla - it's coming in late

[Mario149]

As far as I can see, Israel has 4 options

1) Let it through (possibly having tried to board it and failed)
2) Board it and divert it as per last time
3) Disable it and tow it (torpedo/shot to the rudder anyone?)
4) Sink it

What do people think? We should start a poll....

[grumbledoak]

Anything other than rolling over and letting it through will have exactly the effect that the activists want - bad press for Israel. But, given what we saw on 'boat 6' Israel would be right to suspect the contents, so why risk their troops in close combat?

[Oily Nails]

Pack a speed boat full of explosives man it with dead Somali Al Qaeda men and blow it up....then stand back and watch the inter-faith terrorist civil war

Edited by Oily Nails on Friday 4th June 16:35

[Deva Link]

Puggit said:

It appears this boat is a bit cr@p and got left behind by the rest of the flotilla - it's coming in late

Is this the Irish boat? They're probably in their own little universe!

[cazzer]

Deva Link said:

Puggit said:

It appears this boat is a bit cr@p and got left behind by the rest of the flotilla - it's coming in late

Is this the Irish boat? They're probably in their own little universe!

Probably already tried running the blockade around Giza

[dudleybloke]

Oily Nails said:

Pack a speed boat full of explosives man it with dead Somali Al Qaeda men and blow it up....then stand back and watch the inter-faith terrorist civil war

Edited by Oily Nails on Friday 4th June 16:35

divide and conquer!
i like it!

[5unny]

Can't they just sink it and claim it was an innocent accident? Worked well with the USS Liberty.

It's getting silly now - the ship owners are just goading the Israelis by admitting they have banned materials on board. This won't end nicely for the 'peace activists'.

[anonymous-user]

IDF ought to board it, If you were the shouty stone chuckers, you'd deffo put all the rockets on this one.

[odyssey2200]

This stuff makes me laugh

Unless the Israelis are occupying North East Egypt then Gaza isn't blockaded.

[anonymous-user]

odyssey2200 said:

This stuff makes me laugh

Unless the Israelis are occupying North East Egypt then Gaza isn't blockaded.

Don't the Israelis control the southern Gaza strip border?

[KANEIT]

cazzer said:

Deva Link said:

Puggit said:

It appears this boat is a bit cr@p and got left behind by the rest of the flotilla - it's coming in late

Is this the Irish boat? They're probably in their own little universe!

Probably already tried running the blockade around Giza

Not before trying Gozo.

[loltolhurst]

they should board it with a tv crew this time to make sure everyone knows whats happening

[odyssey2200]

el stovey said:

odyssey2200 said:

This stuff makes me laugh

Unless the Israelis are occupying North East Egypt then Gaza isn't blockaded.

Don't the Israelis control the southern Gaza strip border?

Not according to the infallable Wikipedia

wiki said:

Israel-Gaza Strip barrier
Main article: Israel–Gaza Strip barrier
Between 1994 and 1996, Israel built the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier. The separation barrier was first constructed to improve security in Israel. The barrier was largely torn down by Palestinians at the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in September 2000.[16] Between December 2000 and June 2001, the barrier fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel was reconstructed. A barrier on the Gaza Strip-Egypt border was constructed from 2004.[17] There are three main crossing points in the barrier: the northern Erez Crossing into Israel, the southern Rafah Crossing into Egypt, and the eastern Karni Crossing used only for cargo.[18] Israel continues to control most of Gaza Strip's land borders, as well as its territorial waters and airspace. Egypt controls Gaza Strip's southern border, under an agreement between it and Israel

[anonymous-user]

odyssey2200 said:

el stovey said:

odyssey2200 said:

This stuff makes me laugh

Unless the Israelis are occupying North East Egypt then Gaza isn't blockaded.

Don't the Israelis control the southern Gaza strip border?

Not according to the infallable Wikipedia

wiki said:

Israel-Gaza Strip barrier
Main article: Israel–Gaza Strip barrier
Between 1994 and 1996, Israel built the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier. The separation barrier was first constructed to improve security in Israel. The barrier was largely torn down by Palestinians at the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in September 2000.[16] Between December 2000 and June 2001, the barrier fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel was reconstructed. A barrier on the Gaza Strip-Egypt border was constructed from 2004.[17] There are three main crossing points in the barrier: the northern Erez Crossing into Israel, the southern Rafah Crossing into Egypt, and the eastern Karni Crossing used only for cargo.[18] Israel continues to control most of Gaza Strip's land borders, as well as its territorial waters and airspace. Egypt controls Gaza Strip's southern border, under an agreement between it and Israel

Fair enough, I thought the Israelis still had checkpoint etc on the Gaza side.

[odyssey2200]

el stovey said:

odyssey2200 said:

el stovey said:

odyssey2200 said:

This stuff makes me laugh

Unless the Israelis are occupying North East Egypt then Gaza isn't blockaded.

Don't the Israelis control the southern Gaza strip border?

Not according to the infallible Wikipedia

wiki said:

Israel-Gaza Strip barrier
Main article: Israel–Gaza Strip barrier
Between 1994 and 1996, Israel built the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier. The separation barrier was first constructed to improve security in Israel. The barrier was largely torn down by Palestinians at the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in September 2000.[16] Between December 2000 and June 2001, the barrier fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel was reconstructed. A barrier on the Gaza Strip-Egypt border was constructed from 2004.[17] There are three main crossing points in the barrier: the northern Erez Crossing into Israel, the southern Rafah Crossing into Egypt, and the eastern Karni Crossing used only for cargo.[18] Israel continues to control most of Gaza Strip's land borders, as well as its territorial waters and airspace. Egypt controls Gaza Strip's southern border, under an agreement between it and Israel

Fair enough, I thought the Israelis still had checkpoint etc on the Gaza side.

Are you implying that Wiki could be wrong?