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Rabid

Seriously, it’s the first word which comes to mind after reading the first paragraph at this Ynet News article.

Thirteen female European activists, arrested for their participation in the flotilla to Gaza, attacked Immigration Authority officers escorting them to the airport for their deportation, the Interior Ministry reported Wednesday.

Despite the calm that ensued following Monday’s violence aboard the Turkish vessel Marmara, the Immigration Authority claims some of the activists detained in Israel have been instigating clashes with the authorities.

The ministry said the young women began to riot in the police bus conveying them to the airport. “They yelled and cursed,” said an officer of the authority’s Oz unit. “They called us names and cursed Israel. When we arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport, two of them attacked me screaming, tried to push me, slap me, and scratch me. They yelled, ‘free Palestine’ and ‘Israel is a terror state’. They only calmed down after an entire team apprehended them.”

No one does peace activists quite like Palestinian supporters. If I can get serious for a moment, I haven’t always thought particularly well of CSIS but I certainly hope CSIS will be taking a few long walks and hard looks at the three Canadians who have allegedly taken part in the Flotilla of Fools and are due to be deported from Israel. If for no other reason than to monitor the type of violent radical types these three have been openly cavorting with.

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