Tuesday, July 07, 2015
"The ‘humanitarian aid’ aboard a recent flotilla to Gaza fit in two cardboard boxes"
It seems everyone has mastered the public relations aspect of getting headlines even though reality is somewhat different.
In this case the key words are "humanitarian aid", and they seem demonstrably phony...
In this case the key words are "humanitarian aid", and they seem demonstrably phony...
The Washington Post's William Booth has reported on this (picture included):
"In the scope of Middle East confrontations, it was a minor, though publicized, affair.
Afterwards, Israel’s defense minister Moshe Yaalon said, 'there was no aid on board' the activist ship.
Not necessarily so — but pretty close. We checked. You decide."