israel's message has been and probably always will be: if you disagree with israeli policy, you will be killed. i get the impression israel would rather kill the messengers than take a look at its own policies that cause so many people to be critical of it. rachel corrie, tom hurndall, 100s of journalists and aid workers; the message is loud and clear imho.

and yes, it is difficult living in a society where you can never be sure if the next day will be your last. but when there is a right way and a wrong way to handle a protest situation, count on israel to always find the absolute wrong way to handle it. there was no need to kill anyone -- at least, not so soon after the israeli navy had contacted the flotilla. israel could have done at least a dozen things before sending in a commando raid unit with guns blazing.