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From today's edition of The Jerusalem Post:
BBC
Although the BBC documentary does not represent an investigation into the affair, it does represent perhaps the first independent look at the incident. Its conclusions hint that a dispassionate examination of the available information reveals that the flotilla's aim was not solely humanitarian in nature and that the violence had been pre-planned.
Using previously unseen video footage from the IDF and confiscated passenger tapes, mostly recorded by members of a group called Cultures of Resistance, the program concluded that the main aim of the activists had not been to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, but rather to orchestrate a political act designed to put pressure on Israel and the international community.
The program also concluded that the Israeli commandos encountered a violent, premeditated attack by a hardcore group of activists organized by IHH members. Nine Turkish nationals were killed by the commandos after they came under attack when boarding the Mavi Marmara.
BBC
Although the BBC documentary does not represent an investigation into the affair, it does represent perhaps the first independent look at the incident. Its conclusions hint that a dispassionate examination of the available information reveals that the flotilla's aim was not solely humanitarian in nature and that the violence had been pre-planned.