DIRECT QUOTE:
"the key here was never aid... the Gaza flotilla has always been about putting pressure on Israel to lift the blockade"- prominent SJC member, Allies Vice President and former Vice Presidential Candidate, Gordon Katic
So if the real goal is putting pressure on Israel. The residents of Gaza are doing A-okay right now. See video for more info.
But if there were to be a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, it WOULD put pressure on Israel to respond. And I contend that the SPHR would like this. Their goal isn't the people of Gaza. Their goal is anti-Israeli. They want to use Palestinian suffering, real, or as in this case, imagined, to put pressure on Israel.
Supporters of Israel, like me, want a prosperous community in Gaza that has a bright future. Such a community would be eager to work toward that bright future, and would have no time or inclination for self destructive hate and terrorism. Anti-Israel voices, like the SPHR want the opposite. It's ironic that the Israel club at UBC cares more about the Palestinian community in the middle east than the Palestinian club does.
That said, I want to Canadian Boat to Gaza to fail because allowing unrestricted access to Israel (like any country) would be destructive for Israelis and Palestinians. Canada and the United States, like Israel, have naval security perimeters that are monitored by navy ships to ensure harmful material does not enter their waters. And it will fail. The Israeli Navy will enforce the security perimeter and stop the boat. The anti-Israel voices will spin the event, and use it to put false pressure on Israel.
But if this Canadian Boat to Gaza does make it to Gaza it won't put any pressure on Israel. So the SPHR must, intuitively, want it to fail.
Who say's there's no room for common ground in middle eastern politics. ;)
the only thing liberal on this website is the use of ellipses marks. Even blogs need journalistic integrity.
ReplyDelete"the key here was never aid, though aid is certainly something we support. the Gaza flotilla has always been about putting pressure on Israel to lift the blockade, and that has been no secret. the CBG, SPHR, and SJC have been unabashed about this being their primary objective."
there is a humanitarian crisis, and it the result of the blockade. that's why they're putting pressure on Israel. and the truth is, Israeli officials have asserted this time and time again..“the idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger." In the last wikileaks batch, it was even revealed that Israel rejected US aid. Does that mean the US is sending weapons too?