Canada's boat for Gaza

Jonathan Kay writes that "Canada’s Boat for Gaza movement still lives in an anti-Israel Svend Robinson-era time warp."
The problem for the activists is that their story always follows the same arc — provocation, detention, release, teary post-event press conferences. And it’s gotten boring. Other narratives in the Arab world — Libya, Egypt and Syria, most notably — have taken over the front pages. Among pro-Israel types, the most common riposte to Boat-for-Gaza activists is some variation on “If you really cared about protecting beaten down populations, and were willing to put your safety on the line for it, you’d sail to Syria” — which is harsh, but accurate.

Read more: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/10/23/jonathan-kay-boat-for-gaza-movement-manly-family-still-living-in-an-anti-israel-svend-robinson-era-time-warp/