Penelope
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- Jul 15, 2014
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Hello,
I'd like to ask all those supporting the Palestinian cause regardless of their general position about certain situations, Do you support rocket fire against Israel?
Thanks in advance.
I think you needed to word your question differently!
You cannot ask the question and then preface it with "regardless of their general position about certain situations"...
Regardless of the oppression and blockade of Gaza?
Regardless of the occupied territories?
Regardless of the restrictions of movement?
Regardless of the resistance of Israel to allow a Palestinian state?
Regardless of incursions into Gaza?
Regardless of illegal settlements?
And on, and on, and on....
You cannot just take "rocket fire" in isolation.... It could be considered a retaliation, a reaction to an action...
I do not support violence in any form so, in isolation, my answer to your question has to be "No"!
As I have said many times before...
Israel must take steps, as the 'occupying power', as the 'stronger force', to start taking steps to remove the blockade, to allow the Palestinians to 'feel' that they can make steps to creating a Palestinian state...
To preempt your 'security of Israel' response...
Israel has the 4th most powerful military in the world... You cannot seriously believe that Hamas can trouble Israel with attacks? Using this argument for not lifting blockades etc etc is a pretty lame one these days...
Here's a view point for you....
Lift the blockades, start removing the illegal settlers and then, should rocket fire continue, Israel should REQUEST that a 3rd party, a military 'peace keeping' force, enter Gaza in an attempt to quash the terrorist activities within.
While it might be true that Israel has the 4th most powerful army in the world, the lives of its citizens would be continually disrupted by terror. You probably don't have family or friends in Israel, so you wouldn't be aware of them constantly going into bomb shelters. Perhaps Hamas doesn't represent an existential threat, but they would be an extreme liability in the everyday lives of Israelis.
Just because Israel rings that siren does not mean its a rocket coming. More people got hurt last summer due to accidents driving to the shelters and more sought medical care for PTSD. (the israelies). Its like the weather siren here, best to ignore it.

