Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
Israel had no reason to attack a ship 50 km's away from Gaza and in international waters. How could anyone on the ship have attacked had the soldiers not entered the boat? You break into my home then of course I am going to try and defend myself. I have no doubt that most of the people on those boats were peaceful people with noble intentions. I've seen the videos and read as much as I can on the issue and I still come to the same conclusions. I do see the Israeli's with the propaganda machine in full force though and can see how some might be pulled that way with the slant being given. But it would really have been much better for Isael diplomatically just to allow the ships to dock and then they could have checked the unloading process. Any trouble initiated by the 'dangerous' aid workers could have been shown for what it was on land and in full view. Maybe then the Israeli's would have had ome justification for the embargo, but I don't think it would have come to a stand off unless the aid workers were provoked by the military.

In the last 24 hours I have been called Hitler, an arsehole and now I'm nuts! Yay!
Well the Cotto/Foreman thread was ......provocative mate! I think the situation over there is much more complex than you think. And the motives of the organisers of the flotilla are not nearly as noble as you think.

Also, I don't see why Israel are suddenly annoying you more than any other nation, it's not like they are even close to being the worst nation out there.

The Egyptians have been blockading Gaza for ages too, why no outcry at them?

Even the severity of the starvation problem in Palestine is up for debate, as is also the cause. There are many commentators who argue it is Hamas who are fucking up life for their people as much, if not more than the Israeli's.

It's an incredibly complex political situation.

This rise in anti-semitism makes me genuinely fearful. History has shown us countless times that there is an almost unnatural hatred and despisement of the Jewish race and that this could be the beginning of yet another anti-semitic pogrom.

The real battle is idealogical, between the Arab and Jewish worlds. Sadly the plight of the Gazan Palestinians is no more a concern to most of the Arabs organising this flotilla as it it is to the Israeli's.

It's not about delivering aid, it's about shaping public opinion.

Anyway, I'm done with this thread, it makes everybody bad tempered and emotions run too high on both sides.

Let's chill and go back to Amir Khan bashing or discussing the right to offend through nationalistic clothing