1. Who is "Captain R"?

2. Why did Captain R. fire his gun?

3. How many of the activists on board the Mavi Marmara took part in the violence on board the Mavi Marmara, according to Captain R.?

4. What is the Israeli military code "Purity of Arms"?

5. a)Read the "Background" below. Commentator David Horovitz writes at jpost.com "While many of those aboard the flotilla may have sincerely believed they were on a mission to alleviate suffering in Gaza, those people who mobbed the commandos clearly had a very different agenda. Nobody watching that footage could ever again in good conscience brand them 'peace activists' or 'human rights activists.'"
Watch the videos under "Resources" below. Do you agree with Mr. Horovitz's assertion? Explain your answer.
b) Ask a parent the same question.

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