Boatloads of bloody-minded pacifists

The Mavi Marmara, the aid ship where Israeli violence recently broke out, was apparently provided by Turkish charity IHH:

In 2006, the Danish Institute for International Studies reported that Turkish security forces had raided the IHH’s Istanbul bureau and found firearms, explosives and bomb-making instructions.

The Turkish investigators concluded this “charity” was sending jihadists to Bosnia, Chechnya and Afghanistan.

IHH is a supporter of Hamas, listed in many countries as a terrorist group.

Hmmmm.

Those on board refused offers by Israel that they dock at an Israeli port so their aid could be checked and forwarded to Gaza. They rejected warnings to turn back. They prepared instead for confrontation. Arab television showed a woman exulting: “We await one of two good things - to achieve martyrdom or reach the shore of Gaza.”