Dear Mikk,

It's hard to tell what Israel will do.
All we can do is speculate. However,
their record to date is not good.
There have been demonstrations of protest
in their own cities, demonstrations globally,
including from Hassidic Jews in New York,
yet Israel remains firm in their stance
that they are blameless in relation to the
current situation.

This thinking inevitably leads to the labelling
of anybody who disagrees as an antisemite.
The only way that things may have a possibility
of changing is if the US applies pressure.
However, I wouldn't hold my breath.

Foxy,
Thanks for recommending the expert Charles Krauthammer to OLO readers.
Here he is railing on about how "the world is outraged at Israel's blockade of Gaza..."

"Those Troublesome Jews"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/03/AR2010060304287.html

Dear Proxy,

I did not refer Charles Krauthammer
to anyone. He's your hero, not mine.
Kindly don't assign your reality
to me. As I've told you in the past,
any connection between your reality
and mine is purely co-incidental.

And as for the link you give -
I prefer the rational analysis
that was done by Aluf Benn,
31st May 2010, in the
"Haaretz," Israeli newspaper.
At least it's objective.

The mainstream media in the USA
does not practice investigative
journalism. It is firmly allied
with Israel, and is totally committed
to Israel, right or wrong!

I was sure that you knew that.

Can someone tell me how to get the links working in this? Anyhow, here are the relevant portions of the Helsinki Principles (http://i50.tinypic.com/nyqgj.jpg). Here is perhaps the most believable account of what happened:D (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOGG_osOoVg&feature=player_embedded).

Yeah, just like that other well known Israeli puppet, Al-Jazeera... This is THEIR footage (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1447670521734&oid=121348851234252). It matches, blow for blow, stab for stab, with the IDF footage...

Foxy,

<<Dear Proxy, I did not refer Charles Krauthammer to anyone.>>

I refer to your post of the 27th ultimo:
http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=3655&page=0#88665
Posted by Foxy, Thursday, 27 May 2010 8:17:40 PM

...wherein you quoted from two Foxy-designated experts,
Charles Krauthammer and Peter Beinart.
How do I know that Foxy considers them experts?
Because she says so in the same post:

<<I do my research prior to posting.
I also research more than one source.
I quote from experts who know what they are talking about.
I respectfully suggest that you do the same in future.>>

I was only doing exactly as you asked, Foxy.
Not only was I quoting an expert,
I was quoting from a Foxy-designated expert, Charles Krauthammer.
I shall continue to quote from him now that he has your imprimatur.