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Originally Posted by Azure
Under different circumstances I would say they should board, but Israel needs to be smart about this right now. These people are simply looking for a problem, and Israel doesn't need to get caught in the middle of another situation like the other day.
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The problem is that middle eastern politics are based very much on image and pride. If the blockade is broken, it weakens Israel's stance in the entire region. It's the same reason why the Iraqi inforation minister was preaching about there being no American troops. The same reason Hezbollah declared the invasion of Lebanon a "victory".
It's basically a no win situation. The Israelis do nothing and every terrorist group in the region becomes emboldened. They attack and every western media network in the world laps up the "humanitarians" testament of a massacre.
I think Dan02 has the right idea. Try to fight fire with fire.