Israel Consul General in L.A. says Israeli soldiers were provoked in flotilla tragedy; anti-Israel d
Jacob Dayan, consul general of Israel in Los Angeles, held a news conference at his home on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, following Israel’s raid on a flotilla off the coast of Gaza Sunday night. When the ships, which were sailing from Turkey, attempted to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, Israeli soldiers boarded the convoy and a violent clash ensued, leaving at least nine pro-Palestinian activists dead and numerous Israeli soldiers injured.