| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Médecins Sans Frontières. | |
| Posted by: | Steven Rose | |
| Date/Time: | 16/07/25 00:51:00 |
| I can understand, John, given the scale of suffering in Gaza that many contributors are critical of Israel’s campaign. What is not clear is why these critics are so often reluctant to answer questions or address opposing points of view. There have been several examples of this but the two most recent are as follows. A little while ago I asked one contributor who who had condemned Israel whether he would be happy with a ceasefire which left Hamas in control of Gaza. He gave no answer other than to tell me I was a bore. Then recently you asked someone else whether he believed that the IDF were deliberately targeting civilians, including children, at the food distribution points. He refused to answer so I asked him the same question but so far there has been no reply. Clearly no one is obliged to answer questions posted by others on the Forum but silence on such important issues is puzzling. Two possible but contradictory explanations come to mind. One is that the first individual thinks Hamas have a right to govern Gaza while the second believes that the IDF are evil bastards who lure civilians to the food distribution points in order to murder them, but both are afraid to state their beliefs openly for fear of being accused of anti-Semitism. The other explanation is that they don’t actually agree with these suggestions but are reluctant to say anything that might be interpreted as support for Israel. But maybe they should speak for themselves. |