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Flotilla of the Passione Just

Cypriot authorities intervened in an attempt to prevent pro-Palestinian 'activists', representing nine European countries, including 30 MPs, from leaving the island to join the yearly "aid" flotilla on its way to Gaza.

The flotilla of eight vessels loaded to the brim with ten thousand tonnes of humanitarian aid and some 700 righteously passionate 'peace activists', who appear to feel that Hamas is a respected government agency, with no responsibility itself for a peaceful solution to the stand-off between Gaza and Israel is set for yet another confrontation.

There is no interest whatever in establishing equal responsibility for the goal of peace among the 'peace activists'; the stunt is meant to embarrass Israel while slandering the nation of Jews. If they were not Jews there would be no issue. As Israel is a state comprised of majority Jewish citizens there is an issue.

The Palestinians in Gaza had the opportunity with the withdrawal of Israeli troops and settlers to make a life for themselves beyond violent 'resistance' to an occupier which no longer 'occupied' the territory. The choice was to mount an offensive against the country, in an ongoing attempt to demolish the very presence of a Jewish state.

This is an issue of no moment whatever to the 'pro-Palestinians' who are unequivocally 'anti-Israel', and by extension - or perhaps that should be in reverse order - anti-Semitic. It is an old established tradition and one that will not gracefully fade into history, but rather remains one to be evoked and re-burnished with the flaming zeal of Jew hatred at every historical opportunity.

Ireland, Bulgaria and Sweden, among other luminous states of the world, have sent 17 of their members of parliament. All of whom and many more included, insist that Gazans are living in a state of blockaded social misery, impoverished and fearful for their lives. None of whom recognize that Hamas, which controls Gaza, has sworn to militarily devote all its resources to obliterating Israel from the map of the Middle East.

This is not recognized because to them it is irrelevant.

What is relevant that Hamas, the government of Gaza, a recognized terrorist group with flaming Islamist credentials, has placed itself in a state of war against the country. Israel is entirely within its rights to impose a maritime blockade on the Gaza coast. International law supports it as a legitimate measure in recognition of an armed conflict. And since the blockade exists, no vessels may legally enter the area.

Why would they, other than to cause mischief as is being done on this occasion? To claim that their mission is to rescue the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip from inhumane and unjust living conditions. Which has been imposed upon the Palestinians in Gaza by Hamas and other Palestinian jihadist groups attacking Israel's right to existence, and constantly attempting to murder its people.

Despite which, necessary supplies are continually being transferred overland at border crossings into Gaza. Despite the fact that Hamas continues to impose a siege mentality on the region, striking when and where it can across into bordering Israeli communities, Israel remains invested in humanitarian deliveries to Gaza.

The imposition of economic sanctions with respect to Gaza is the right of any country needing to protect itself from ongoing violent attacks, a right recognized in international law.

Despite the economic blockade that refuses to admit goods not vital to the population such as munitions, concrete and other building materials that are useful to Hamas and do not furnish the needs of civil society, Israel regularly admits essential goods, ensuring that quantities of humanitarian supplies do get through to Gaza, including baby formula, meat, dairy products, and medical supplies; all civilian goods, in short.

If the flotilla organizers insist that the goods they are bringing by sea must be received by Gaza Palestinians, Israel has offered to assist in their delivery.

But it is not in the interests of the flotilla organizers and the passionate 'pro-Palestinian, anti-Israelis' that they unload their cargo in port, as permitted by Israeli authorities, who will vet their acceptability and permit land passage of the goods through to Gaza. Flotilla organizers have a message to deliver and they seek confrontation and denial to ensure that the entire message is spread throughout the world.

The message is clear enough. There is nothing that Israel can do to assuage its detractors, aside from committing itself to prostrate submission to the demands of those who see no practical use for the country to remain as a haven for Jews in an ever-hostile world that seeks to condemn and to judge them and whose bible continues to be The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Labels: Anti-Semitism, European Union, Israel, Political Realities

posted by Pieface @ Sunday, May 30, 2010