"Israel is a sovereign state and cannot accept the undermining of its sovereignty.
Quoting: ~GAIA~Ok so far. Every state has that right.
Israel has stopped ships in international waters before
Quoting: ~GAIA~That does not give you the right to do it.
and when ships refuse to accede to warnings and obey instructions, we have the right to board them under international law."
Quoting: ~GAIA~There is no such law.
"were not peace activists but terror supporters."
Quoting: ~GAIA~Even if so, you still had no right to board the vessels.
Lieberman praised the soldiers who he said "showed great restraint and bravery while under attack by hooligans, anarchists and terror supporters".
Quoting: ~GAIA~Irrelevant.
He also expressed appreciation of pressures under which foreign ministry employees and IDF spokesperson who, he said, had been working relentlessly throughout the day.
Quoting: ~GAIA~Irrelevant.
Lieberman said that Israel had warned the Turkish government through "both formal and informal contacts. All our efforts were rejected.
Quoting: ~GAIA~So? who gave you the right to shoot at some other country?
The aim of this ship was violence, they prepared an ambush and were equipped with arms, an officer was stabbed." He noted that Israel allows countries to send aid to Gaza through its territory, after checking that it has no military purpose and that many countries do so.
Quoting: ~GAIA~So why didn't you wait for the ships to come in your waters? then you would have all the right in the world!
