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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Given the history of the tactics used by terrorists do you really want to stand by this statement? I am going to assume not and that we all realize that there are people willing to die for their cause - even people who are not terrorists have been willing to die for a cause.
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Who, exactly, were the terrorists on board that ship?
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Again, I will not ignore the fact that there are people highly motivated to eliminate Israel - some to the extent that they would be willing to initiate a world war.
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The fact that there are people highly motivated to eliminate Israel does not excuse blatant human rights violations. This is a silly deflection that again ignores the problem that the embargo goes way beyond weapons.
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I think food and aid is able to get to the people who need it, even with the blockade. War is war. If Israel is at war a blockade is a normal strategy. I believe Israel is in a state of war. If these matters are to be de-escalated, peace loving people have to be more proactive and blind support of staged events is not helpful.
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This is a "war" in which one side has significantly more firepower than the other, which doesn't even have a standing army. Collective punishment has never worked in these situations.
And "blind support" to me sounds a lot like supporting an illegal action that used significantly more power than necessary.