Comments on: I really don’t know why our disgusting government is supporting Israel

By: Dimitri Strutt

Dimitri Strutt — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:17:47 +0000

Maybe you can explain to us your visit to Israel just one week before Dr. Gonzi’s planned visit (that had to be cancelled because of Libya’s unrest).

[Daphne – One of my sons lived there at the time. He was working for the EU Delegation as an intern. I wasn’t visiting Israel. I was visiting him. Not that I need to justify any visit I make anywhere, but you people are spectacularly stupid.]

By: Tinnat

Tinnat — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 22:20:17 +0000

In reply to E. Is that a serious question?

By: Angus Black

Angus Black — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:39:57 +0000

Much has been said and written and it is easy to favour one side when ignoring the other.
Who started this latest conflict?
Am I wrong to say that all this started when the Palestinians kidnapped and murdered three Israelis? Would the Palestinians have investigated and punished those responsible? No!
So when Israeli soldiers shot one Palestinian, rockets rained on Israel and had it not been equipped with rocket interceptors, hundreds of Israelis would have perished.
The problem is that the Palestinians know very well that they could be wiped out by Israel before any of their allies could even agree with each other, to intervene.
One has to be objective and see what the situation really is. The Palestinians (Hamas) take every opportunity to create havoc in spite of knowing very well that the overwhelming casualties will be on their own side, even in a limited war. But they continue to do it.
It is not true that the conflict is regarding ‘occupied land’. They should have adjusted to it since 1967, although truth be told, I would not hesitate to criticize Israel for continuing to build on disputed territory.
The problem is even deeper than economic or boundaries. It is twofold – (1) it is a religious and (2) the inadmissible right of Israel to exist!
Unless Hamas recognizes Israel’s right to exist and forget that distorted interpretation of the Koran, advocating violence and the promise of virgins greeting martyrs (murderers), then they will always receive much less sympathy.

By: E

Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:32:09 +0000

Doesn’t the US government also support Israel?

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:29:26 +0000

In reply to fautdemieux. I have, and it's fantastic, because the Israelis would have one look at me, and they'd have me down as Jewish. As soon as they saw my passport though, they got nasty.

By: catherine

catherine — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:26:04 +0000

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jon-snow-gaza-video-watch-the-channel-4-news-presenters-heartbreaking-plea-to-end-child-violence-9632434.html

By: Angus Black

Angus Black — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:18:42 +0000

In reply to Gahan.

The story went on to say that the aircraft landed here ‘for repairs’.

Who will pay for the repairs? The Libyan government, or will the bill be paid in the form of ‘cheaper oil’ for Malta, which, incidentally may be in that oil depot set on fire by our brothers, the rebels?

By: chico

chico — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:11:36 +0000

What really upsets me is that people find it so hard to totally disagree and yet live side by side. That seems to be the crux of most of the fighting, bombing, and killing that is going on everywhere around us. What a great pity. No tolerance anywhere.

By: Not Sandy:P

Not Sandy:P — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:03:18 +0000

In reply to Clive B. Norman Lowell's got a problem. Many Palestinians are blond and blue-eyed and many are Christian.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:53:36 +0000

A good article about Hamas:

http://www.ilpost.it/2014/07/27/hamas/