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Flotilla raid stokes debate on price of Gaza blockade

The Israeli Navy, seen here approaching one of a flotilla of Gaza-bound ships, clashed with Turkish activists aboard one of the ships. (Moti Milrod/Pool/Flash90)

The massive diplomatic fallout triggered by the flotilla confrontation has ratcheted up the debate in Israel over the efficacy of Israel's policy of blockading Gaza.Read more »

Pundits weigh in on the flotilla

Sorting through the first burst of reactions to the flotilla clash. Read more »

The flotilla raid (video)

Watch video of Israeli commandos boarding the Mavi Marmara and coming under attack by activists aboard the Gaza-bound boat. Nine people were killed in the ensuing violence. Read more »

Israel grapples with fallout of flotilla violence

With nations around the world condemning Israel for the deaths of nine people aboard a Gaza-bound ship, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned visit to the White House. Read more » BREAKING NEWS Two more ships that are part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla are still planning to sail for the Gaza coast. Young Jews in Berlin are trying to rally support for Israel among their friends by using Facebook. New Zealand has banned shechita, the kosher slaughter of animals. Several Torah scrolls were stolen from Antwerp's main synagogue in what may be the largest such theft ever reported in Belgium. Israel rejected the final document of a United Nations review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, saying that by singling out Israel it "ignores the realities of the Middle East." President Obama is sending a delegation to the Palestine Investment Conference. Israel will not repeat "mistakes" from the past that allowed Iran to gain a foothold on the Jewish state's borders, Israel's prime minister pledged in Toronto. Yahoo's weather application for the iPhone has divided Jerusalem. Israeli troops killed two Palestinians who infiltrated into Israel from the southern Gaza Strip. Eviction notices were served to two more Palestinian families in an eastern Jerusalem neighborhood. R&B singer Rihanna performed in Israel for the first time. Boston Jewish leaders were among the religious leaders who slammed the Massachusetts state treasurer for criticizing Gov. Deval Patrick's attendance at a forum at a local mosque. Muslim-Jewish engagement is growing in the United States, with the greatest expansion during the past two years, a new report found. The son of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel celebrated his bar mitzvah in Jerusalem. Israel placed 14th in the Eurovision Song contest.