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> Israel's blockade contrvene's international law. I'm not an expert in international law, but blaming a country for protecting it's citizens from being bombed

> Israel's blockade contrvene's international law. I'm not an expert in international law, but blaming a country for protecting it's citizens from being bombed into oblivion is just nuts. The only thing this "blockade" is intended to do is to stop Hamas from building rockets. Everything that cannot be used to build rockets goes in and out through any crossing every day of the week.

georgehdd 8y ago
That's factually incorrect. There are things that go in/out of Gaza but in very limited supply. The blockade (why is it in quotes?) was created more than 10 years ago for political reasons as a way to pressure the people of Gaza to turn against Hamas. Ever since, it achieved the exact opposite. To remind you, ~2 million people have been living under this siege since then. Don't fool your self - putting 2 million people under siege is not self protection. PS - the US definition for terrorism is "the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.". Just saying.
- golemiprague 8y ago
  The blockade is because Gaza is in a state of war with Israel, if they declare that they are willing to live in peace and stop the hostilities against Israel and recognise Israel there will be no blockade like there is no blockade on Egypt or Jordan. It is their choice, Israel not suppose to give them anything until they recognise Israel. If anything it is the Gazans that blockade Israel, if any Israeli cross the border to Gaza they will be killed. But so far the Hamas charter calls for the destruction of Israel, they are like the Nazis and if things go their ways that's exactly what they will do, a complete annihilation of all the Jews in Israel, the same thing Arab countries did all over the middle east which is now ethnically cleaned from Jews, most of them found refuge in Israel. Israel is doing them a favour, America and Britain destroyed 3 countries, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya on much less than the risk that the Gazans are for Israel. At least when Israeli soldiers fight and "blockade" Gaza they can see their homes if they just turn back.
dingoegret 8y ago
No one is bombing Israel into oblivion. It's not true just because you keep saying it. Palestinians need to defend themselves otherwise Israel will genocide them. How is that wrong?
- amitport 8y ago
  You're either very ignorant or very malicious. Israel is not performing any kind of genocide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_history
- dogma1138 8y ago
  The sum total of 50 years of the Israeli Palestinian conflict since 1967 has resulted in about the same number of casualties on both sides combined as the Mexican drug cartel violence last year alone, if either party is attempting genocide they are executing it very poorly.

georgehdd 8y ago

That's factually incorrect. There are things that go in/out of Gaza but in very limited supply. The blockade (why is it in quotes?) was created more than 10 years ago for political reasons as a way to pressure the people of Gaza to turn against Hamas. Ever since, it achieved the exact opposite. To remind you, ~2 million people have been living under this siege since then. Don't fool your self - putting 2 million people under siege is not self protection. PS - the US definition for terrorism is "the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.". Just saying.

golemiprague 8y ago
The blockade is because Gaza is in a state of war with Israel, if they declare that they are willing to live in peace and stop the hostilities against Israel and recognise Israel there will be no blockade like there is no blockade on Egypt or Jordan. It is their choice, Israel not suppose to give them anything until they recognise Israel. If anything it is the Gazans that blockade Israel, if any Israeli cross the border to Gaza they will be killed. But so far the Hamas charter calls for the destruction of Israel, they are like the Nazis and if things go their ways that's exactly what they will do, a complete annihilation of all the Jews in Israel, the same thing Arab countries did all over the middle east which is now ethnically cleaned from Jews, most of them found refuge in Israel. Israel is doing them a favour, America and Britain destroyed 3 countries, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya on much less than the risk that the Gazans are for Israel. At least when Israeli soldiers fight and "blockade" Gaza they can see their homes if they just turn back.

dingoegret 8y ago

No one is bombing Israel into oblivion. It's not true just because you keep saying it. Palestinians need to defend themselves otherwise Israel will genocide them. How is that wrong?

amitport 8y ago
You're either very ignorant or very malicious. Israel is not performing any kind of genocide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_history
dogma1138 8y ago
The sum total of 50 years of the Israeli Palestinian conflict since 1967 has resulted in about the same number of casualties on both sides combined as the Mexican drug cartel violence last year alone, if either party is attempting genocide they are executing it very poorly.