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Originally Posted by valo403
My issue with all of this is the apparent ease with which actions by either side are condemed and those of the other praised based on misinformation. There's plenty of blame to go around in this entire conflict, not just this particualr incident. I understand that it's a heated topic, but when there's no interest in doing much more than blaming one side or the other what's the point? It's not limited to this board obviously, but it would be nice to actually see educated people take moderate stances as opposed to flying out to one extreme or the other. A bit of a pipe dream, but one can hope.
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Why don't you leave this thread? You made accusations against me which were false, and then you write about misinformation? I thought I was fairly moderate, I only jump in heavily when real misinformation starts. I am very consistent about that.
I don't think Israel should have shot people in the boat, but I also cannot blame them. They are enforcing a blockade, a blockade which is aimed at crippling Hamas. Upon entering one of the boats, IDF were attacked by passengers who claimed to be peace activists, but were most likely looking for a violent confrontation. With that said, once a solider goes down, safety is off and bullets will be fired. There is now no argument as to the justification of the IDF commandeering the boat, experts all over have defended Israel. The issue now is the knee jerk reaction, as always, against Israel.
The anti Israel rants displayed in this thread are brutal. The claims that if you criticize Israel you are an anti Semite is simply a tactic that has become popular to defend one's self from accusations. A similar method used to be "I don't hate black people but" or "I don't hate Asians but".
If I have strayed from these thoughts at all, I am happy to discuss.