Acres and acres of newsprint and the 'blogosphere* have been devoted to discussing the current spat between Israel and the Palestinians/Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Not much of it adds to the debate because commentators have actually already made up their minds where their sympathies lie and are merely re-hashing existing prejudices.
So here's your chance to say 99% of what you have to say** in one mouse-click and get it over with (or use the widget in my side-bar).
* To the extent that the 'blogosphere can be measured in 'acres'.
** I voted "The Israelis", FWIW, to get the ball rolling.
Results
The age of reason
2 hours ago
6 comments:
Afraid I have to take a more central position. It's too complex for blind allegiance one way or the other.
Should I add a fourth option, "They are both fully deserving of our understanding and sympathy in a non-judgmental sort of way?"
By looking at the results so far, I just have to conclude that Old Holborn hasn't voted yet.
Should I add a fourth option, "They are both fully deserving of our understanding and sympathy in a non-judgmental sort of way?"
Good heavens!
I wouldn't if I were you... not unless you want Google bringing you half the World's social workers and vegetarian Whale fetishists to your hallowed pages?
;-)
I couldn't find my required non-interventionist, libertarian option ~ 'It's none of our business ~ anyone want to buy any guns? P.S. Can we have our aid money back?', so I voted for option 3.
I sympathise with the poor Czechs, who have clearly got a behind-the-scenes bashing worthy of UN humanitarian intervention. The question should be "What UK national interests are served by taking a particular position / supporting one side or the other, in this foreign conflict?" Strong cases can be made that it is in the UK national interest (a) to back Israel whatever the specific circumstances; (b) to rid the world of as many Hammas fighters as possible; (c) to reduce the power of an Iranian outpost on the Med. that is being equipped with more and more dangerous longer range weapons. So-called humanitarian issues do not figure (and are beyond our control in practice anyway). The EU has no national interest and is operating against the national interest of many of the countries in it.
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