"Politicians from Both Parties Rally Behind Israel Following Raid
American lawmakers in both parties today expressed support for Israel in the wake of growing international condemnation of the country following its deadly raid on a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip.
'This was about instigating an altercation and they succeeded,' New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner (pictured) told the Washington Post, speaking of the activists on the flotilla. '... They were offered alternatives. Instead they chose to sail into the teeth of an internationally recognized blockade.'"
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