As Israeli officials pledge “this ship will be stopped as was the case with the other Gaza flotilla ships earlier in the week …
- SS Rachel Corrie Heading to Israel to Break Gaza Embargo (Yeshiva World News)
… a now freed Kuwaiti lawmaker reports “Israelis roughed up and humiliated all of us – women, men and children…Â They were brutal and arrogant, but our message reached every corner of the world that the blockade on Gaza is unfair and should be lifted immediately” …
- 124 Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists Arrive in Jordan (AP / Washington Post)
… but Israeli arrogance in the face of international criticism continues as one Israeli writer calls the siege “Israel’s Vietnam”…
- Israel Sees no Need to Apologize for Raid (LA Times)
… and Davutoglu compares the impact of the attack on Turkish public opinion to 9/11’s effect on America:
- Turkish Foreign Minister: Israeli Raid on Gaza Aid Flotilla ‘like 9/11’ for his Country (Washington Post)
What challenges and opportunities will arise for the PA and Hamas in light of Israel’s latest attack?
- Why Israeli Raid on Freedom Flotilla Makes Abbas’s Job Harder (Christian Science Monitor)
- Gaza: it’s Hamas’s Move Now (Guardian)
“The death of al-Qaeda’s third-ranking leader in a drone strike was portrayed by U.S. officials Tuesday as a severe setback to the terrorist organization. But if history is any guide, the network will have no problem replacing him”:
- Al-Qaeda is Likely to Replace No. 3 Leader with Ease (Washington Post)
Questions of legitimacy surround the Peace Jirga with attendees hand selected by government officials and no representation from the Afghani opposition:
- What are Prospects for Afghanistan’s Long-Awaited Peace Jirga? (Christian Science Monitor)
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