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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
Absolutely.
But I think it is a demonstrably false proposition to pretend that a flotilla of 6 ships filled mostly with non-soldiers is a legitimate threat to the sovereignty of the state of Israel.
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If you replaced the word "flotilla" with "vehicle" and "Israel" with "Canada" or the "United States", then you have a case of people trying to drive a vehicle through a military blockade in Afghanistan and refusing orders to stand down getting shot down before they can get to their destination.
I am rather curious to know if you would/have criticized Canadian and American soldiers for essentially doing the same thing the Israelis did?
Personally, I think it is a demonstrably false proposition to pretend that the flotilla of ships were manned by innocent little victims. Everyone knew that the Israeli Navy wouldn't let them just waltz in, and everyone knew that a boarding was going to happen if they tried to push through. Whether the response by the Israelis on this one ship was justifiable given the circumstances and information available to all sides at the time of the incident will be a matter of much debate.
And it is a debate that will be utterly dominated by propaganda on both sides. Only a hypocrite would dismiss one side's arguments a mere propaganda because their own side is equally affected.