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30-07-14, 12:33 PM | #51 | |
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Israel are actively preventing supplies entering from sea as well as land (obviously because they don't want weapons to get in). |
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30-07-14, 12:53 PM | #52 |
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Or that they have historically been allied with Egypt, or that Egypt has continued to condemn Israel's actions in Gaza and supports an independent Palestinian state.
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30-07-14, 06:36 PM | #53 | |
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Also worth noting is that the fields appear to be on borders of various other countries so even if Israel overran Gaza and seized control they would then have to take on Egypt, Lebanon etc etc to get control of the oil and gas. |
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31-07-14, 09:00 AM | #54 | |
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Cos they've got absolutely no other way to hit back. Pick handles against smart bombs.
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You say "pick handles against smart bombs" - a good soundbite (your own or read elsewhere?), but what we're actually talking about here are rockets ranging from 60mm to 333mm with warheads ranging from 0.5kg to 150Kg - hardly 'pick handles' are they? You also say that it's the only way for them to 'hit back' - hit back against what? The blockade? The reason for blockade in the first palce was to prevent the continued importation of weapons by Hamas for use against Israel.
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This. Sent via the medium of interpretive dance.
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31-07-14, 10:28 AM | #57 | |
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I guess they might be a little miffed about the continued occupation of Palestinian territories in violation of international law. Last edited by SvNewbie; 31-07-14 at 10:31 AM. |
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31-07-14, 10:29 AM | #58 |
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How else do you propose I show my agreement without retuning everything he just said? I agree with him and wanted to put forward my agreement.
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31-07-14, 10:43 AM | #60 | |
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Good soundbite, paraphrased from Spike Milligans autobiography I suppose... And yes, while I agree you wouldn't want a rocket on your head... they are about as much use as a pick handle against the weapons of the 21st century that Isreal are well equipped with. Hit back against the general state of affairs, the Israeli apparatus. My point is the absolute desperation of their situation, I'm not saying the actions they take are right... just the "why".
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