Comments on: Flotilla Activism Hurts Chances for Peace

By: Otto Waldmann

Otto Waldmann — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:55:17 +0000

Neil is absolutely right !
Neil is describing a Hamas that is passionate about peace and coexistence with Israel, as a recognised state of the Jewish people in which,as it happens, some 20% of the population is identical to the Hamas supporters, meaning arabs. Neil is absolutely right that Israel has been involved in obstructing Hamas in constructing a Gaza on a model of ethical superlatives. Neil is right that, yet another flotilla is further evidence that highly principled people from numerous countries and proffessions are simply demonstrating that Israel is incapable to come to terms with civilised behaviour.

I am a devout extremme right wing Zionist who strogly believes that, considering Neil’s arguments, his condition, the best way to go about my passion and devotion for my Eretz Israel is to agree with Neil while making 100% sure that the lights stay always ON in Neil’s bedroom!!!

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:25:58 +0000

Was this article a joke? It was so full of mistruths that makes it laughable. To describe these people as “a fringe group of extremists working alongside terrorists” is laughable. Many of them have a long history of working towards peace. They are aligned with the people of Gaza and not Hamas. The supplies they take are for the people. They are not missiles or arms. It is obvious that the current regime in control of Israel is in breach of a number of international laws with it’s behavior so it has no legitimacy in speaking for Jews around the world. If the regime in Israel had any sense, it would help to build a port in Gaza to facilitate the two state solution that it agrees with. The current narrative about the actions of Hamas are obviously untrue. Hamas has made and maintained truces with Israel. It is Israel that has broken those truces for political reasons. The main one was to undertake a massacre in Gaza with Cast Lead. Shooting fish in a barrel is a reasonable description of what the regime in Israel did at that time. This article is to prime the world for the killing that Israel seems to undertake every time that it has a conflict with non Jews. Shame on them.

By: Enoch

Enoch — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:14:17 +0000

A quick note for Raymond: The aggressor in the conflict is clearly the one who (1) refuses to acknowledge the others right to exist and (2) deliberately aims to kill and glorify the killing of civilians. Why should the western world be lining up to support a group (Hamas) who mourned the death of Bin Laden, handed out sweets to celebrate 9/11 and who would no doubt be very supportive of the Bali bombers, Taliban and other radicals?

By: Raymond Deane

Raymond Deane — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:22:45 +0000

Your definition of peace is clearly as follows: passive acquiescence in the Israeli project to acquire as much Palestinian land as possible with the smallest number of Palestinian Arabs, the Occupation and the illegal blockade of Gaza being maintained in the meantime. Actually, it’s people like you who impede any kind of progress on this issue by your utter complicity with the aggressor.