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Originally Posted by blankall
My issue with a lot of this anti-blockade talk, is this:
Even if the blockade were loosened to allow all goods but the most dangerous and deliberate weapons, Israel would still have boarded that ship. It had members of the IHH on it. Israel is in a state of war with Hamas. They had every right to board that ship and would have done so regardless of the existence of a blockade.
They don't need a blockade to board that ship. Under international law the only excuse they need is to show that weapons might be headed towards their opponents. Given that various terrorist groups have commonly used the seas as a way to supply Hezbollah, Hamas, and the PLO with weapons, Israel has a duty to inspect every ship headed towards the Gaza Strip.
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That ship still wouldn't have been allowed to proceed with the bullet proof vests, gas masks and night vision googles on board.
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