Anger at Israeli brutality grows

[Deadstick]

Meanwhile Israeli thugs hijack aid boats 600 miles from Gaza in International waters, then they dump the people who were on board on the Island of Crete, last time i looked that was part of Greece,two are still being held in Israel after the kidnapping, and not a bloody word from the UN or western Governments for this act of piracy.

 

[Ringo]

 

[Deadstick]

Like you say nothing to debate, the genocide is just a fact, also in Lebanon and West Bank.

 

[Deadstick]

Not true. And repeating it over and over will not make it true. Most were combatants.

Denying it does your argument no good.

 

[Ringo]

 

[Deadstick]

Phillips is a Corporate media whore, Peter Mandelson was his best man at his wedding, enough said.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Meanwhile Israeli thugs hijack aid boats 600 miles from Gaza in International waters, then they dump the people who were on board on the Island of Crete, last time i looked that was part of Greece,two are still being held in Israel after the kidnapping, and not a bloody word from the UN or western Governments for this act of piracy.

It's not easy supporting Hamas terrorists.

 

[Deadstick]

Two of the kidnapped Gaza supporters, they should refuse to recognize that Nazi Court, they were kidnapped 600 miles from Gaza.

 

[Shusha]

Denying it does your argument no good.

I'd bet I'm significantly more informed than you are on the subject. How many do you think were combatants?

 

[Shusha]

Meanwhile Israeli thugs hijack aid boats 600 miles from Gaza in International waters, then they dump the people who were on board on the Island of Crete, last time i looked that was part of Greece,two are still being held in Israel after the kidnapping, and not a bloody word from the UN or western Governments for this act of piracy.

The inversion of reality defies rationality. In what world are smugglers transporting weapons NOT the pirates? As opposed to the sovereign nation upholding a legal and well-established blockade?

San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea, 12June 1994 (emphasis mine):

47. The following classes of enemy vessels are exempt from attack:
(e) passenger vessels when engaged only in carrying civilian passengers;

48. Vessels listed in paragraph 47 are exempt from attack only if they:
(a) are innocently employed in their normal role;
(b) submit to identification and inspection when required; and
(c) do not intentionally hamper the movement of combatants and obey orders to stop or moveout of the way when required.

67. Merchant vessels flying the flag of neutral States may not be attacked unless they:
(a) are believed on reasonable grounds to be carrying contraband or breaching a blockade, and after prior warning they intentionally and clearly refuse to stop, or intentionally and clearly resist visit, search or capture;
(b) engage in belligerent acts on behalf of the enemy;
(c) act as auxiliaries to the enemy's armed forces;
(d) are incorporated into or assist the enemy's intelligence system;
(e) sail under convoy of enemy warships or military aircraft; or
(f) otherwise make an effective contribution to the enemy's military action, e.g., by carrying military materials, and it is not feasible for the attacking forces to first place passengers and crew in a place of safety. Unless circumstances do not permit, they are to be given a warning, so that they can re-route, off-load, or take other precautions

98. Merchant vessels believed on reasonable grounds to be breaching a blockade may be captured. Merchant vessels which, after prior warning, clearly resist capture may be attacked.

103. If the civilian population of the blockaded territory is inadequately provided with food and other objects essential for its survival, the blockading party must provide for free passage of such foodstuffs and other essential supplies, subject to:
(a) the right to prescribe the technical arrangements, including search, under which such passage is permitted; and
(b) the condition that the distribution of such supplies shall be made under the local supervision of a Protecting Power or a humanitarian organization which offers guarantees of impartiality, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross.

112. The fact that a merchant vessel is flying the flag of an enemy State ... is conclusive evidence of its enemy character.

146. Neutral merchant vessels are subject to capture outside neutral waters if they are engaged in any of the activities referred to in paragraph 67 or if it is determined as a result of visit and search or by other means, that they:
(a) are carrying contraband;
(b) are on a voyage especially undertaken with a view to the transport of individual passengers who are embodied in the armed forces of the enemy;
(c) are operating directly under enemy control, orders, charter, employment or direction;
(d) present irregular or fraudulent documents, lack necessary documents, or destroy, deface or conceal documents;
(e) are violating regulations established by a belligerent within the immediate area of naval operations; or
(f) are breaching or attempting to breach a blockade