HonestReporting Canadas Coverage : 'Free Gaza' Flotilla Exposed

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http://www.honestreporting.ca/news_article_name/48392special2.aspx

It's not too late to counter the wave of anti-Israel sentiment unleashed by the events surrounding the boarding of the Turkish Mavi Marnara ship and the deaths of nine of its passengers. For the claims of so-called "peace activists" that they were unarmed and non-violent victims of Israeli brutality is laughable in the face of the openly available video evidence taken during the incident.

Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief David Horovitz explains the powerful effect of the IDF's video footage:

    for some of the foreign press, who had been less willing to accept [IDF Spokesman] Benayahu's improbable account of commandos overpowered by civilians, the footage was a revelation.

    "I saw it, and I realized I had done Israel an injustice," one of my foreign colleagues said on Monday, with admirable candor. "At that point, and only at that point, I understood what the Israelis had been saying."

The IDF videos reveal the truth about what took place. But we can't rely on the media to spread the word to the general public. We must make every effort to forward the videos and updates to our networks and post them across the Internet.

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What YOU Can Do NOW
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      Simply clicking on the above videos, posting them on your Facebook accounts and other social media sites helps to elevate and spread them virally.
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      Use our previous Special Alert for additional video material as well as talking points and information concerning the Gaza flotilla incident as well as listening to our latest podcast (through YouTube or Podbean).
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      Write letters to the editor for print and online media in response to news articles. Phone call-in radio shows conveying that IDF personnel acted in self-defense after being viciously attacked by the violent mob on board the Mavi Marmara ship. Point out that the flotilla was sponsored by a terrorist-supporting organization, with many extremists as passengers. For full media contact information please click here.

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