Israel attacks aid ship!
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- DPS0
Just came on here for the first time in ages to look for a cool wallpaper and came across this :-) Someone wanted someone from Israel to pipe up so here I am (although not Israeli, I have spent a lot of time here and am now living in Tel Aviv)
Here are some things to read from the Israeli media as to the situation and what happened. I have to say that if you want to make anti-Israeli remarks bordering on anti-semitism as some have on this board then at least have the decency to read about the reality of the situation from both sides.
Jpost has the military footage here: http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Arti…
Also here is some background as to why Israel acted in such a way and why only 1 of the 6 ships ended in a violent confrontation: http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Arti…
You can read here in Ha'aretz, a left wing Israeli paper, further about the Israeli side of things.
Personally I hate people getting killed. I think it is pointless and stupid and does nothing to advance peace between Israel, the Palestinians and the Arab states. Having read some of the comments here however they verge on real antisemitism and are both vitriolic and miss-informed.
Israel has a right to defend itself against terrorism and to take pre-emptive measures to insure it's civilians safety. The ship was asked to redirect to Ashdod port, it refused and the IDF boarded. This should not be understood as Israeli aggression, it was an essential measure in order to ensure the safety of Israeli citizens. In my experience of Israeli society and soldiers (which is pretty far-ranging) the overwhelming majority do not want to hurt a fly. If a country is being continually attacked (both from armies and the media representation) then it has every right to defend itself.
Hope that gets across the Israeli side a little and I do urge you to think a little deeper on these issues and read more, they are not so clear cut as the media portrays them.
- brainwashedPixter
- he he you idiot.DPS
- Where is the military footage of 19 people beeing slaughtered?inv
- How can a country be 'attacked' by media representatives?toe_knee
- This 'right to defend itself' shit is getting old. What Israel does can rarely be considered self defense. Like a shark defending itself against a goldfish.
madmanGerald