What is your opinion about the Naval Blockade of the Gaza Strip ?
By oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
June 6, 2010 3:19am CST
Personally I think that it is an absolute disgrace that although there are Palestinians in Gaza who are living in deprivation, in real need of our help and yet the Israeli government is determined to stop any shipments in case I presume that they contain military contraband.
The United Nations and other organisations are trying desperately to get aid into Gaza where the UN tells us that 51.8 percent of the Palestinians in Gaza were “living below poverty line."
What is your opinion on this matter?
2 responses
@TeamCholent (2832)
• United States
8 Jun 10
Aid is going into Gaza daily and ships arrive by the hour. Have you been to Gaza before? Poverty is far from what the media shows, I was there 6 weeks ago. A Swedish reporter just wrote about the situation there this week, I can provide a link if you wish. The ship was sent to hurt and kill Israeli soldiers and they knew what would happen. Members on the boat have been linked to terrorist organizations. Israel offered to send all the goods via truck since they need to inspect it. A lot of the people on the ship were carrying large amounts of cash and its believed they were hired mercenaries(each carried the exact same amount).
The members on the ship attacked first. The list goes on and on but I don't want to bore you with facts. Israel is at war with Hamas and according to International Law all ships on the way there must be stopped and searched. Look at the shipment they caught heading for Hizbollah. Its a sad result people had to die and no loss of life should ever be celebrated but when one acts under the guise of humanity and has the intentions to kill we need to stand up and voice our concern as it affects those who are in real need.
@oldchem1 (8132)
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8 Jun 10
I know the press isn't always correct, but there are British peace workers who have been involved, here is part of a report from one such woman who was on board the Mavi Marmara, on which nine people were killed when it was stormed by Israeli commandos on Monday.
"As I walked up, the dinghies the Israelis used were bristling with arms. I couldn't even count how many ships there were in the water. It was just literally bristling with ships, helicopters, gunfire. The whole thing was just horrific.
"All I know is that there was gunfire everywhere around." The people on board the ship had no idea that the Israelis might use deadly force, she said.
"We had no weapons. We were on a peaceful humanitarian mission. We knew there might be problems with the Israelis because of the way they treated previous convoys in the past and because of the way they treat the Palestinian people.
"We never considered that they would murder so many people on a humanitarian mission. It was very clear there was no way we could have been carrying weapons on board. Yet we were attacked with live gunfire."
@ericpapasit (1274)
• Philippines
6 Jun 10
World Peace! World Peace! please...... Could they not be friends? Why not ask them to join in Mylot?
