Israel Matzav

Video: Moonbat encounter off the Gaza coast

Here's the video report shown by CNN from the S.S. Moonbat off Gaza on Tuesday. I would call it inconclusive and keep in mind that the Navy boat had actually 'rammed' the yacht, it would have sunk it.

Let's go to the videotape.



UPDATE 10:26 AM

I've done some more thinking about this one and it really is a propaganda video worthy of Al-Jazzeera or Press TV. It's astounding that it came from CNN. I see it as inconclusive because I view it critically and recognize that the only 'Israeli' I 'see' is the light of an oncoming boat. Yes, the yacht sustained damage, but there is no way to tell from the video whose fault that is. Nor do we really know whether the boat, as claimed, was in 'international waters.' As one of my readers pointed out yesterday in the comments, there's a difference between nautical miles and miles on land, and from the description the boat may actually not have been in 'international waters.'

But if you watch the video uncritically, you walk away with the impression that all these people wanted to do was bring food and medicine (which is a drop in the bucket compared to what Israel lets in there on a daily basis) to a 'besieged population' and the big bad Israelis stopped them from doing that.

If you don't look at things critically, you get taken in by propaganda. CNN is hoping you won't view this video critically. Just like Press TV and al-Jazzeera.

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:14 AM