Minor Axis
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It appears that many of the responses in this thread originate from the standpoint of do you like or dislike Israel. Do they have the right to board a ship in international water? That is possible if the ship is heading to a place where you've setup a blockade. But is the blockade legal? I don't know.
Despite chains and plates being swung and thrown at the soldiers, who was the first to use deadly force? If the soldiers felt they were walking into a lethal situation, as police frequently do, they are going to shoot eventually. But once they shot, then all bets were off. So while I can understand how the situation developed if it is portrayed accurately, you must still go back and question Israel's overall strategy in the region. Are they acting responsibly? Are their policies making things better or worse? Are they moving towards a peaceful solution? My impression is they are not. They have proven that tit for tat over 60 years is not going to solve anything. They must take some hits and show good will if they are ever going to make progress coexisting peacefully in the Middle East. Oh, and yes, they are not the only ones to blame...
Please, please stop with the giant letters. It distracts from your message.
There is no way from watching the video that you can tell where the flash grenade came from. It's possible it came from the chopper. At what point did the chopper start shooting with live ammo? Is there a reliable source for that?
Despite chains and plates being swung and thrown at the soldiers, who was the first to use deadly force? If the soldiers felt they were walking into a lethal situation, as police frequently do, they are going to shoot eventually. But once they shot, then all bets were off. So while I can understand how the situation developed if it is portrayed accurately, you must still go back and question Israel's overall strategy in the region. Are they acting responsibly? Are their policies making things better or worse? Are they moving towards a peaceful solution? My impression is they are not. They have proven that tit for tat over 60 years is not going to solve anything. They must take some hits and show good will if they are ever going to make progress coexisting peacefully in the Middle East. Oh, and yes, they are not the only ones to blame...
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Please, please stop with the giant letters. It distracts from your message.
The concussion grenade was thrown from the Chopper... there's no denying that. There's also no denying the fact that the chopper was spraying the ship with water and shooting them with live and deadly ammo.
It's pretty obvious that in your world Israel is good and everything that they do is good. They couldn't possibly do anything bad because it would destroy your world view. Likewise, anyone that does something against Israel must be doing the wrong thing, because Israel is good, so those that support it are good. It's quite honestly a completely pathetic way of viewing the world.
There is no way from watching the video that you can tell where the flash grenade came from. It's possible it came from the chopper. At what point did the chopper start shooting with live ammo? Is there a reliable source for that?
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