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Originally Posted by Bleeding Red
So my question was how is it demonstrably false that Israel restricts supplies that can be used to construct rockets, underground bunkers and weapons factories?
Just because other items are included in the restrictions does not mean the original statement is false.
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The English language, as well as formal logic learned in high school (in either math or English class), is our friend.
Let's re-examine the quote:
"But Israel restricts supplies that can be used to construct rockets, underground bunkers and weapons factories."
Since "supplies" can be substituted with specifics, let's do so remembering that the statement is true if all its various forms are true. If we substitute supplies with "trinitrotoluene" then the above phrase is true as you suggest. If we substitute with "dried fruit," it is false. Therefore, the above statement is false.
Had the author properly qualified the supplies, then it would be very true.
Language is great, and its impact and proper use is important.
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Originally Posted by Bleeding Red
I am sure the list that was posted earlier is not the entire list.
I wouldn't be surprised if the excuse for some of these things is "they can hide weapons in those shipments".
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Absolutely. Technically anything shipped in a box could be pointed at as being a "container" for contraband. I think that just points to the fact that the blockade, in its practical form, is both military (if i can use that word to denote contraband weapons) and economic. I support the military blockade, but I think the economic blockade is an act of collective punishment.