Steelman · slot B
Lawful interception, orderly process
An Israeli legal affairs official would argue —A vessel attempting to break a declared maritime closure on an active conflict zone was intercepted, and the people aboard are now being processed through an Israeli court — with a judge in Ashkelon set to rule Tuesday on whether detention of Avila and Abu Keshek should be extended. That is the opposite of lawlessness: it is judicial review, on the record, with counsel present and able to file public complaints. Foreign nationals who knowingly sail toward a blockade have to be sorted out somewhere, and the proper venue is a courtroom, not a press release. The hearings will determine what charges, if any, stick and how quickly deportations proceed; the system is doing exactly what it is supposed to do.