Was The U.S. Citizen Furkan Executed By Israeli Commandos Aboard The Gaza Aid Ship, And Was It Caught On Video?

An Execution-Style Shooting On The Mavi Marmara? -- War In Context

A video started making the rounds yesterday with the title, “THE 19 YEAR OLD FURKAN’S MOMENT OF DEATH.” It shows Israeli soldiers who appear to be kicking and then shooting someone on the upper deck of the Mavi Marmara.

I have now located earlier footage from Turkey’s Cihan News Agency from which the Furkan video was compiled. It is now apparent that due to some “creative” editing, the sequence of actions in the Furkan video are not those of the actual timeline. Still, we do know from autopsy results that several of those who died were shot at close range and such a killing may indeed be shown in this video.

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My Comment: Many on the left have been circulating the above video that depicts a violent altercation between Israeli commandos and Palestinian activists aboard the Mavi Marmara. I watched the video, and while it shows a violent altercation, it is too blurry and distant to make a positive ID on who was involved, and what led to this violent incident.

The best course of action is to have an independent investigation on the incident, and to understand what led to the sequence of events that resulted in 9 Palestinian activists being killed. In an ideal world this would be happening, but in the Middle East everything is political .... and everyone knows that a serious investigation will not happen.

What we will have in the end will be bits and pieces .... pictures and videos .... and the deaths of a few activists that will be used as a rallying cry by one side, and a signal by the other on what would happen if such an incident was repeated again.