Top Items:
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
10 Reported Killed as Israel Attacks Boats Headed to Gaza — JERUSALEM — The Israeli Navy attacked a flotilla carrying thousands of tons of supplies for Gaza on Monday morning, killing at least 10 people, according to the Israeli military and activists traveling with the flotilla.
Discussion:
The Daily Dish, Telegraph, Patrick J. Buchanan, Washington Post, Brutally Honest, CNN, Daniel W. Drezner, The Majlis, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Israel Defense Force …, BBC, The Lede, Agence France Presse, Optionetics, Ben Smith's Blog, YID With LID, Aljazeera, Fausta's Blog, Reuters, Beltway Confidential, The Caucus, The Volokh Conspiracy, Mediaite, Hurriyet Dailynews, The Moderate Voice, Israpundit, Power Line, Jerusalem Post, Swampland, Time, Washington Monthly, Suburban Guerrilla, Atlas Shrugs, Liberal Values, The Reality-Based Community, Liberty Pundits Blog, Associated Press, Balloon Juice, The Talking Dog, The Politico, WORLD BULLETIN, TPMCafe, Hullabaloo, Politics Daily, The Page, Marc Lynch, Outside the Beltway, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Hill, FrumForum, Pajamas Media, The Other McCain, NewsReal Blog, Riehl World View, Macleans.ca, The Huffington Post, Ynetnews, RedState and msnbc.com
RELATED:
Ron Ben-Yishai / Ynetnews:
A brutal ambush at sea — Ron Ben Yishai recounts bloody clash aboard Gaza-bound vessel: The lacking crowd-dispersal means, the brutal violence of ‘peace activists,’ and the attempt to bring down an IDF helicopter — Our Navy commandoes fell right into the hands of the Gaza mission members.
Discussion:
Commentary, Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera Blogs, CNN, Power Line, The Daily Dish, Harry's Place, Cassy Fiano, Cubachi, Hot Air, Atlas Shrugs, Bookworm Room, NewsBusters.org, Enduring America, The Other McCain, Sister Toldjah, Beltway Confidential, The Sundries Shack, Blogcritics, The Jawa Report, Israel Matzav, Aljazeera, Israpundit and Liberty Pundits Blog
Ian Welsh:
Holy Sweet Lord, Turkey has announced they will send another flotilla to Gaza—escorted by the Turkish Navy! — If they actually do this, it is the very definition of throwing down. — Wow. — Does Israel want a war with Turkey? They can't win it, short of using nukes …
IDF Spokesperson's / Israel Defense Force Spokesperson:
Close-Up Footage of Mavi Marmara Passengers Attacking IDF Soldiers, 31 May 2010 — Video taken by IDF naval boat shows the passengers of the Mavi Marmara, one of the ships in the ‘Free Gaza’ Flotilla, violently attacking IDF soldiers who were trying to board the ship after having sent repeated requests for the boat to change course.
Bradley Burston / Haaretz:
A Special Place in Hell / The Second Gaza War: Israel lost at sea — We are no longer defending Israel. We are now defending the siege, which is itself becoming Israel's Vietnam. — A war tells a people terrible truths about itself. That is why it is so difficult to listen.
New York Times:
Israeli Raid Complicates U.S. Ties and Push for Peace — WASHINGTON — Israel's deadly commando raid on Monday on a flotilla trying to break a blockade of Gaza complicated President Obama's efforts to move ahead on Middle East peace negotiations and introduced a new strain …
ibnlive.in.com:
Turkey threatens action; Israel on alert — New Delhi: Turkey has threatened Israel with unprecedented action after Israeli forces attacked an aid vessel, killing 10 peace activists headed to Gaza. — Israel said 10 people died while those on the ship said at least 15 were killed.
Noah Pollak / Commentary:
Nice Guys Finish Last — To my mind, the most astonishing thing about the flotilla disaster is that the IDF sent its elite naval commandos into a highly charged potential combat situation that was being closely scrutinized by the world media — armed with paintball guns.
Palestinian Media Watch:
Gaza flotilla participants created war atmosphere before confronting Israel
Discussion:
Gateway Pundit, Jihad Watch, CNN, Pajamas Media, Commentary, NewsReal Blog, Yourish.com and Doug Ross
Spectator:
‘Peace convoy’? This was an Islamist terror ambush
Discussion:
Weekly Standard, Bookworm Room, Jerusalem Post, The Corner on National … and Weasel Zippers
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Videos Of The Raid — Another gripping one is here, showing the activists attacking the commandos boarding their ship. — A simple point. The violence by the activists is pretty abhorrent. These are not followers of Gandhi or MLK Jr. But the violence is not fatal to anyone …
Discussion:
Prairie Weather
Financial Times:
Google ditches Windows on security concerns — Google is phasing out the internal use of Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows operating system because of security concerns, according to several Google employees. — The directive to move to other operating systems began in earnest in January …
Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Is there a general glut? — Matt Yglesias writes: … You can take that quotation as a stand-in for the more general Keynesian AD views about the current recession. — First, I am fully on board with Scott Sumner-like ideas to boost AD through monetary policy, as is Yglesias and are many other Keynesians.
Michael Whitney / Firedoglake:
BP CEO: Sickened Cleanup Workers Probably Have Food Poisoning — At least nine fishermen hired by BP to use their boats to help with oil cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico have been hospitalized with serious heath problems, including one who “busted his skull” after collapsing on a dock.
Robert Reich / The Huffington Post:
Why Obama Should Put BP Under Temporary Receivership — It's time for the federal government to put BP under temporary receivership, which gives the government authority to take over BP's operations in the Gulf of Mexico until the gusher is stopped. This is the only way the public …
Discussion:
Townhall.com
Don Surber:
Poll: California voters favor Arizona law — The Los Angeles Times and the University of Southern California polled registered voters on Arizona's move to make illegal immigration a state crime. — From the Los Angeles Times: “50% of registered voters surveyed said they support the law …
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
