The same for another article on nonviolence http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/06/02-4

You can see the Israeli government using each of these ‘Five methods for inhibiting outrage over injustice’
1. Cover up the action
2. Devalue the target
3. Reinterpret what happened
4. Use formal procedures to give the appearance of justice
5. Intimidate or bribe people involved.

and you can see how the movement is responding with:

The keys to backfire
• Reveal: expose the injustice, challenge cover-up
• Redeem: validate the target, challenge devaluation
• Reframe: emphasise the injustice, counter reinterpretation
• Redirect: mobilise support, be wary of official channels
• Resist: stand up to intimidation and bribery

The broad pro-Palestinian / peace / solidarity movements are doing this extraordinarily well at present (most activists have an innate sense of this anyway.) The model has more detail and well worth applying some of its lessons here – particularly about wariness over ‘official channel’ of redress.

UNSC Res 1860:

2. The Security Council calls for the unimpeded provision and distribution throughout Gaza of humanitarian assistance, including of food, fuel and medical treatment. (Israel and Egypt inspect, but do not deny such humanitarian assistance)

3. The Security Council welcomes the initiatives aimed at creating and opening humanitarian corridors and other mechanisms for the sustained delivery of humanitarian aid.
(There are such corridors that the “activists” CHOSE to ignore at their own peril)

Radio Traffic Prior to the boarding:

Israeli Navy: “Mavi Marmara, you are approaching an area of hostilities which is under a naval blockade. The Gaza area coastal region and Gaza harbor are closed to all maritime traffic. The Israeli government supports delivery of humanitarian supplies to the civilian population in the Gaza Strip and invites you to enter the Ashdod port. Delivery of the supplies in accordance with the authorities’ regulations will be through the formal land crossings and under your observation, after which you can return to your home ports aboard the vessels on which you arrived.”

Response: “Negative, negative. Our destination is Gaza, our destination is Gaza.”

The Israelis were directing the aid to proper overland routes. The Egyptians also made an offer to deliver the aid. The organizers declined. IMO this is where the FGM went from nonviolence to violence challenging a sovereign nation’s security.

The activists actions led to the confrontation where some of them took up arms against the commandos. After that, the soldiers reacted in self defense. Watch the videos of the action. The S13 commandos were attacked as soon as they came off the fast ropes. Some of the “activists” obviously planned to violently resist and reaped their just rewards for stupidity. Adam Shapiro, one the incompetent leaders of the “Free Gaza Movement” claimed that the soldiers were firing as they were coming down the ropes. As someone has has fast roped before, that is virtually impossible…unless you enjoy falling.

The blood is on the hands of the FGM leadership and those that violently challenged the IDF.

Deliver your aid, yell really loud, hold up signs, GOOD.

Trying to run blockades, throwing an Israeli commando off the ship, taking Israeli commando’s weapon and using it, beating Israeli commando with clubs, stabbing Israeli commandos with knives, very VERY BAD.

If the Palestinian leadership REALLY renounced violence, they’d have their own country years ago, but alas the folks at Hamas and Hezbollah aren’t about to let that happen.

Cheers