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'Why punish us?' ask despairing Gaza fishermen as fishing zone cut again
Elior Levy
Published: 13.06.19, 10:28
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1. Even the fish in Gazan waters agree with the Israeli action
Alan ,   SA   (06.13.19)
2. Why r u punishing Israeli civilians in Southern Israel?
(06.13.19)
I mean really they are just farmers trying to farm their lands...so you know...when your people stop burning our Land...then we'll let you go out fishing again!

Basically the solution is: talk to your people and get them to stop.
Because. Word. Allowing you to receive money from Qatar hasn't helped one bit!
3. fisher no protest power in gaza. wrong punish them
eli ,   tellaviv   (06.13.19)
4. Israel is wrong, wrong, wrong
(06.13.19)
This idea of collective punishment is inhumane. These values are not of the Torah I know, nor of Democracy as I know it, either.

And you scream about BDS?

Take a long hard look, and remember our past.

Disgraceful. There are civilians and children and with the increase in antisemitism rising in the world, perhaps you should think.

5. To Mark Sherry
(06.13.19)
Total respect to you for your perseverence and dedication in planting seeds for change, even with the abusive, deplorable hateful comments that some very uneducated people, also with a lack of conscience send to you.

Your actions are a Kiddush HaShem, I believe it in my heart.

Baruch HaShem.
6. So,what's holding up Hamas-Israel agreement?
Sam ,   Montreal   (06.13.19)
If Hamas and Islamic Jihad don't terrorize they have nothing else to do. The balloon gig seems effective so they don't want to stop. Israel doesn't want escalation so its tepid response encourages Hamas to resume terror.
7. Collective punishment doesn't work, ever:
Kai   (06.13.19)
Tried this once, in my utmost desparation in class.

And then quickly realized, there is no 'better' way to get all the undecided and doubting, up in arms against yourself.
- Now they weren't complaining about the general unruly-ness and dire state of class, they were complaining why _they_ got hurt too.
And those kids were right. It was a shitty move.

To get order back into the class:
- Identify the troublemakers quickly, and react fast. Adress them, low key, but effective. The hanger-ons will see this, and the others don't get needlessly excited.

- Don't do arbitrary punishments. Hand out tasks that are tied to the transgression... with the goal to get the class back to working.
That way, even the transgressors may accept the 'punishment'.
(E.g. if possible, get people from the offending communities to do the firefighting? That way they also realize the damage they did to other humans.)

- Even aggression is some kind of communication.
Some want to feel the boundaries. Don't burn bridges with them, you will need those more sooner than you think.

- Don't lose your compassion. You will suffer and die early without it. General feelings of anger and hate won't stop from spilling on your relatives or even yourself.

- This requires a high respect of 'the rule of law'.
But that won't hurt you, and your interests, either.
8. 67% voted hamas and more support wiping out israel
(06.13.19)
Gaza's chose war and genocide over a better and free life.
Vote businessmen not terrorists like Fatah and Hamas.

97% of Palestinians voted for a terrorist groups.
Actions have consequences....
9. No free pass
David ,   New york   (06.13.19)
The Germans also said they were innocent and only the regime was responsible
Sorry Charlie: complain to hamas, not our problem
10. LET THEM EAT SAND.LET THEM HAVE NO ELECTRICITY & WATER.
OLEG ,   FLORIDA   (06.13.19)
THEY ARE ALL WAR CRIMINALS. NO PEACE FOR ISRAEL NO PEACE FOR THEM. TOO BAD.
11. Joke of the day...Porky Sherry quoting the Bible,
(06.13.19)
as redundant and worthless as the Ayatollahs singing "Do They Know It's Xmas".
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