The flotilla

I had no idea the flotilla was so big ... over 500 people on 47 boats. Or that 3 of the boats are navy vessals. I had thought this was just a publicity stunt, because the amount of aid they would be able to bring would, in practical terms, be a drop in the bucket.

I see now that this is all about causing problems for Israel, and at the time of a Jewish holiday ... the effort to stop the boats, sinking or towing the empty boats, taking in 500 people, some of whom might need medical care, and then having to deport them (fly them to their destinations).

And apparently the flotilla is funded by Hamas ... Captured documents reveal Hamas organized, funded Gaza flotilla