America Believes Israel's Account of the Attack on the Aid Convoy to Gaza

It's just a fantasy, it's not the real thing,
But sometimes a fantasy is all you need...

That's Billy Joel. It can be the stock market (particularly when it is going up on thin volume on no news, courtesy of the PPT and algo bots). It can be this:

'We're the only ones who believe them' (Ben Smith, 6/1/2010 Politico)

"A delicate diplomatic maneuver by President Barack Obama to smooth frayed relations with Israel without alienating America’s Arab allies may have been blown out of the water Monday morning by Israel’s botched attempt to enforce the Gaza blockade — and by the lack of condemnation from Washington that followed it.

"For while much about the incident remains unclear, a day of carefully parsed statements from the White House and State Department left at least one irrefutable aftershock: With much of the world expressing fury over the raid, the contrast with Washington’s muted response could not have been more striking.

"“The situation is that they’re so isolated right now that it’s not only that we’re the only ones who will stick up for them,” said an American official. “We’re the only ones who believe them — and what they’re saying is true.”

"The official was referring to Israeli protestations — backed by Israel Defense Forces video — that their solders were attacked by passengers on a ship headed for Gaza with humanitarian aid, when they boarded the ship in what the Israelis concede were international waters." [The article continues.]

And this, also from Politico:

Gingrich: There was ‘no humanitarian crisis’ in Gaza (Laura Rozen, 6/1/2010 Politico)

That's good to know, Newt.

In the meantime, 16 of the 679 activists who have been taken to Israel have refused to identify themselves and thus be deported.

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