tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post2751591056983985899..comments2024-03-27T14:03:14.775+00:00Comments on Captain JP's log: Piracy and IsraelJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09475536270807856327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-62245569805177547452010-06-02T13:25:16.401+00:002010-06-02T13:25:16.401+00:00Saw an interesting quote on one web site that an &...Saw an interesting quote on one web site that an "attack by Israel on a NATO member flagged ship in international waters is an event to which NATO is obliged - legally obliged, as a matter of treaty - to react."<br /><br />One of the troubles is that the Jewish community in the UK and US is split on this - there is a large "not in our name" grouping but they are not the ones who have the ear of the media or have the resources to fund politician campaigns.<br /><br />An example of a web site that documents their activities can be found here:<br />http://mondoweiss.net/<br /><br />Here in the UK there is the potential for stress in the coalition government as the Conservatives tend to be pro-Israel while Lib-Dems tend to be pro-Palestine.<br /><br />Expect wishy washy meaningless responses from the UK :(JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749223049615363296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-32799782852136693472010-06-02T12:03:41.514+00:002010-06-02T12:03:41.514+00:00Regardless of the politics (from which I shall abs...Regardless of the politics (from which I shall abstain in cowardly fashion) it was clearly an act of piracy.PeconicPuffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727526949787504644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-56839428657229708142010-06-02T06:31:44.433+00:002010-06-02T06:31:44.433+00:00Israel continues to play the "victim card,&qu...Israel continues to play the "victim card," but this time, I find it hard to believe they can pull it off. Yes, there have been some horrendous atrocities against the Jewish people in the past, but those atrocities can't justify the current atrocities.<br /><br />"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." -- Mohandas GhandiCarol Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201269435839112134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-3753852501933395462010-06-02T05:56:20.445+00:002010-06-02T05:56:20.445+00:00As an US citizen, I am culpable for supporting suc...As an US citizen, I am culpable for supporting such acts of aggression, for which I am eternally ashamed.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-29280881956284127802010-06-01T22:33:11.879+00:002010-06-01T22:33:11.879+00:00Very sad. American elected officials are, of cours...Very sad. American elected officials are, of course, very wary of upsetting the very powerful Jewish lobby and so are unlikely to speak out strongly en masse about this awful act of aggression.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.com