A ship sailing in international waters is confronted by an armed Somali vessel.
The Somali ship blocks the other vessel’s forward progress, and heavily armed boarding parties move in for the attack. The occupants of the besieged vessel pick up anything they can find – chairs, metal bars, sticks and even some small arms some passengers were carrying – and attempt to defend themselves. The Somali boarders are ruthless, shooting some of the passengers and capturing the rest. A number of people die of their wounds, while survivors – wounded and otherwise – are rounded up and held captive. The boarders search the ship top to bottom, and the prisoners are interrogated. Some of the captives are released, while others of certain ethnic backgrounds are kept due to their value to the attackers.
Just another story of piracy and murder on the high seas, something we’ve seen so much of in recent years. The stories have been frequently horrifying, and the attackers universally and unconditionally condemned in the media and by politicians. There is no justification for their behaviour, and little compassion for the aggressor’s situation.
Now, substitute “Israeli” for “Somali” in the first two paragraphs.
Just sayin’.
