Watching coverage on BBC World and Al Jazeera throughout the day and the difference is startling; Al Jazeera far more willing to ask the tough questions of the Israeli representatives they had on and using far stronger language to describe the events. The fairly limp wristed comments from the White House were disappointing if not unexpected.
It would be nice to see this as the tipping point but unfortunately it'll be old news in a few days, and the Israelis know it, which only makes the whole thing more frustrating, depressing and infuriating. That said, the fact there's so many nationalities involved on board the boats makes it a unique situation and means there might be a chance for real action.
It must be hell for those who know that a family member of friend was on board one of the ships and be faced with the news blackout Israel have engineered regarding the dead and the injured.
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