Comments on: Brutality on land and at sea: my Baltimore Sun oped http://www.gazamom.com/2010/06/brutality-on-land-and-at-sea-my-baltimore-sun-oped/ Palestine. Politics. Palestine. And everything in between. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:50:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Yonit http://www.gazamom.com/2010/06/brutality-on-land-and-at-sea-my-baltimore-sun-oped/comment-page-1/#comment-15935 Yonit Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:43:27 +0000 http://www.gazamom.com/?p=841#comment-15935 Israel has a right to defend itself. The reason for the blockade is to prevent more terrorists and weapons from entering Gaza. But Israel made it very clear from the beginning that the ships were welcome to dock in Ashdod, and if, upon inspection, there were no weapons or anything dangerous on board, the supplies would be sent to Gaza. But no-the people on board all the ships wanted to make a point. They wanted to stop the blockade. So even though they knew from the beginning that they would be stopped, they carried on. If what they really wanted was to only get supplies into Gaza, they would have followed instructions and not tried to go against the Israeli army/navy. Israel has a right to defend itself. The reason for the blockade is to prevent more terrorists and weapons from entering Gaza. But Israel made it very clear from the beginning that the ships were welcome to dock in Ashdod, and if, upon inspection, there were no weapons or anything dangerous on board, the supplies would be sent to Gaza. But no-the people on board all the ships wanted to make a point. They wanted to stop the blockade. So even though they knew from the beginning that they would be stopped, they carried on. If what they really wanted was to only get supplies into Gaza, they would have followed instructions and not tried to go against the Israeli army/navy.

]]> By: brooke http://www.gazamom.com/2010/06/brutality-on-land-and-at-sea-my-baltimore-sun-oped/comment-page-1/#comment-15846 brooke Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:06:15 +0000 http://www.gazamom.com/?p=841#comment-15846 i don't understand why israel is "legally required" to enforce a blockade that it instigated. laila- you probably don't understand either. *sigh* i don’t understand why israel is “legally required” to enforce a blockade that it instigated. laila- you probably don’t understand either. *sigh*

]]> By: Matthew http://www.gazamom.com/2010/06/brutality-on-land-and-at-sea-my-baltimore-sun-oped/comment-page-1/#comment-15761 Matthew Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:30:42 +0000 http://www.gazamom.com/?p=841#comment-15761 Almost all of the 10,000 tons of humanitarian supplies are not banned. Only a small portion of that which was to be delivered were banned goods. Israel tried to ship the rest to Gaza, and Hamas refused. The siege is clearly intended to asphyxiate only Hamas' (and other organizations') ability to commit terrorist attacks. There is without question a detrimental impact on the civilian population, but if the direct intended consequences of the blockade were 'collective punishment,' why does Israel provide so much to the civilians of Gaza? Israel literally gives electricity to Gaza. It literally gives food and medicine to Gaza. This isn't collective punishment. Lastly, even if you disagree in entirety with the Blockade, Israel is legally required to stop all while their blockade is exists. The flotilla incident can therefore in no way be viewed as an act of piracy, since Israel acted out of a legal obligation (as well as a moral one to ensure that illicit smuggling was not occurring). Almost all of the 10,000 tons of humanitarian supplies are not banned. Only a small portion of that which was to be delivered were banned goods. Israel tried to ship the rest to Gaza, and Hamas refused.

The siege is clearly intended to asphyxiate only Hamas’ (and other organizations’) ability to commit terrorist attacks. There is without question a detrimental impact on the civilian population, but if the direct intended consequences of the blockade were ‘collective punishment,’ why does Israel provide so much to the civilians of Gaza? Israel literally gives electricity to Gaza. It literally gives food and medicine to Gaza. This isn’t collective punishment.

Lastly, even if you disagree in entirety with the Blockade, Israel is legally required to stop all while their blockade is exists. The flotilla incident can therefore in no way be viewed as an act of piracy, since Israel acted out of a legal obligation (as well as a moral one to ensure that illicit smuggling was not occurring).

]]> By: Brutality on land and at sea - Blog Post http://www.gazamom.com/2010/06/brutality-on-land-and-at-sea-my-baltimore-sun-oped/comment-page-1/#comment-15749 Brutality on land and at sea - Blog Post Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:54:15 +0000 http://www.gazamom.com/?p=841#comment-15749 [...] Read the original article here [...] [...] Read the original article here [...]

]]> By: Nicole http://www.gazamom.com/2010/06/brutality-on-land-and-at-sea-my-baltimore-sun-oped/comment-page-1/#comment-15735 Nicole Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:39:46 +0000 http://www.gazamom.com/?p=841#comment-15735 If the aid was so needed why did Hamas refuse it? They wont allow the aid in. If the aid was so needed why did Hamas refuse it? They wont allow the aid in.

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