Hamas officials said that the IDF raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in May in which nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed showed that more can be gained by getting Israel to draw international condemnation through its own use of force than by carrying out violent attacks against Israel.

"When we use violence, we help Israel win international support," Aziz Dweik, a Hamas lawmaker in the West Bank told the Wall Street Journal. "The Gaza flotilla has done more for Gaza than 10,000 rockets."

Este é o principal problema com aquilo que se passou em Gaza. Mais do que se andar a bater no peito e a declarar amizade a esta ou aquela parte é perceber as consequências práticas de um acto que, tal como diz o simpático senhor ali em cima, "fez mais por Gaza do que aquilo que 10.000 rockets poderiam ter feito"...

No shit, Sherlock.