28.06.2011                      26.Siwan, 5771

Analyse:

A season of flotillas and marches

If IDF predictions are right, then this flotilla will be a watered-down version of last year’s attempt to break the sea blockade on the Gaza Strip.

On Monday, senior IDF commanders from throughout the military, led by Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz, convened at the Central Command’s Lachish training base near Kiryat Gat.
As reported in The Jerusalem Post last week, the officers were there for a seminar aimed at preparing them for the expected demonstrations that will break out in the West Bank and along Israel’s borders following the Palestinians’ expected unilateral declaration of statehood in September….