Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Gaza flotilla attack: world unites in condemnation of Israel's actions | World news | The Guardian

"Gaza flotilla attack: world unites in condemnation of Israel's actions

Key strategic relationship with Turkey damaged and Netanyahu visit to White House cancelled

In a scene echoed around the world, a woman flashes a victory sign during a protest outside the Belgian foreign affairs building in Brussels. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters

Israel's calculated gamble in sending commandos to raid the Mediterranean flotilla looked likely last night to exact a high price, leaving it increasingly isolated internationally and diplomatically and losing the vital public relations war in the Middle East."

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