[Peace-discuss] Fw: Harry Reid: I look forward to Israel's probe of itself

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Harry Reid: I look forward to Israel's probe of itself
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/06/harry_reid_i_look_forward_to_i.html
by Greg Sargent
With another aid ship steaming towards Gaza, Harry Reid, the second most powerful member of the Democratic Party in the country, issues an oddly-timed statement strongly defending Israel's flotilla raid:
  "Israel is one of our strongest and most important allies, and the United States stands firmly with Israel at this critical time. 
  "I deeply regret the loss of life in the flotilla incident, including the death of an American citizen. 
  "Israel has an obligation to protect its citizens and therefore has a clear right under international law to prevent weapons from getting in the hands of terrorists determined to target them. Israel indicated it was willing to put in place a process to ensure that legitimate humanitarian relief reached Gaza. Unfortunately this offer was rejected. 
  "Israel has pledged to carry out a transparent and thorough investigation of this incident, and I look forward to its findings."
Notice that there's only "regret," no hint of condemnation, over the American citizen's death. Notice that the statement comes close to blaming the flotilla activists for provoking the incident by rejecting the offer by Israel to transport the aid over land. And notice the blanket endorsement of Israel overseeing the probe of the incident, with no call for any international involvement.
Behold the mainstream of your Democratic Party. There's no balance here whatsoever. 
By Greg Sargent | June 4, 2010; 12:20 PM ET
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