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Defend America on Monday, May 31, 2010 6:50:33 PM
Barak: Flotilla organizers to blame
By TOVAH LAZAROFF, YAAKOV LAPPIN AND JPOST.COM STA
05/31/2010 13:44
Defense minister: IDF tried to disperse Gaza protesters peacefully.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a press conference on Monday that while he was sorry for lives lost, the organizers of the Gaza-bound protest
flotilla were solely responsible for the outcome of the fatal IDF raid
earlier in the day. Fifteen activists were killed and dozens wounded in
the violent clashes.
Barak said that the soldiers tried to disperse the activists aboard the ship peacefully but were forced to open fire to protect themselves.
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