provocation

It's as if his protest and his provocation didn't come from the same place.

The GSF called Israel's interceptions illegal, while Israel described the flotilla's actions as a "provocation".

The rapid descent into delusion in the name of unmitigated cruelty and hollow provocation would be laughable if it weren’t terrifying at the same time.

The Russian embassy in Copenhagen has denied "absurd speculations" of its involvement in what it described as "staged provocations".

Moscow "firmly rejects" any involvement and its embassy in Copenhagen has denounced the incidents as "staged provocation".