Dear El Bohemio News,

I am deeply saddened and angered by the international response to the recent incident in Israel. Has the world gone completely crazy? Any country has a right to defend themselves against anyone that means them harm. The stated goal of Hamas is the complete extermination of Israel. Tons of humanitarian aid is supplied to Gaza daily through Israel. All that is required is that it goes through proper channels to check for weapons. These violent extremists and the naive dupes that they used in this case purposely forced Israel into a no-win situation. Let the flotilla through and risk weapons and bombs getting into the hands of terrorists. Stop it and once again the world condemns them. They did the right and only thing they could do. What Israel did do wrong was to believe that all the ships were filled with "peace activists". Five ships were and there was no violence. One ship was not. It was filled with terrorists that attacked the soldiers who then were forced to defend themselves. The blame belongs to Hamas, Turkey, and the “peace groups� that went along with this vicious attack. Stop blaming the victim.

Sincerely

Carrie Zeidman

Cupertino, CA 95014-5452