Israel has no choice but to scorn such Western leaders and continue to independently secure its future, and must weather the threats of diplomatic and economic isolation from the world.

Chris Smalls was one of 21 activists the Freedom Flotilla coalition says were detained by Israeli forces in international waters while on board an aid ship bound for Gaza on July 27.

Civilians seeking aid have made up a quarter of all those killed in Gaza since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began ...