Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Ronen Bergman: Siege Fatigue and the Flotilla Mistake - WSJ.com

"Siege Fatigue and the Flotilla Mistake
'It makes no difference what we do,' I was told by a very senior military source two days before the operation.

By RONEN BERGMAN

Tel Aviv

Monday's botched commando raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla has proven disastrous for Israel. World public opinion has united in condemning the Jewish state and the U.N. Security Council has already demanded an inquiry. Closer to home, the strategic alliance that Israel had painstakingly forged with Turkey is in tatters."

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