[lbo-talk] the new official IDF line

[Dennis Claxton]

This just in, they also threw a box of plates and sprayed soldiers 
with water hoses (not fire hoses).  This leaves out that stun 
grenades are also used for riot dispersal

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/News+Alerts/60600/Additional-Footage-Of-Flotilla-Attacking-IDF-Commandos-Before-Coming-aboard-Ship.html

In footage captured on the Mavi Marmara, activists are seen attacking 
the soldiers with a stun grenade, a box of plates, and water hoses as 
the soldiers attempt to board the ship. the activists are also 
waiving around metal rods and chains later used to attack the 
soldiers with. The IDF soldiers were armed with paint ball guns (used 
for riot dispersal) and pistols which they were ordered to use only 
as a last resort.