The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #117493   Message #2554630
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
01-Feb-09 - 02:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: Israel Moves in.
Subject: RE: BS: Israel Moves in.
You can't actually get that far away from civilians in a ghetto.

But no disagreement - it would be far better if there weren't any Palestinians firing rockets at Israel. It is not a sensible or right thing to do, and it is just makes things worse (Hamas are not in fact the only people involved, a point which gets ignored). Virtually everyone agrees that.

However some people who think that believe that the same is true of Israeli bombs and shells and of the blockade on essential supplies. Others think that such Israeli actions should be supported.

It is right to try to understand why people on both sides behave the way they do. But that is not the same thing as saying that what they do is right. And that applies every bit as much to Israel as it to Palestinians.