Reply #63: No they're not. You need to learn what collective punishment means...

[Violet_Crumble]

It means to punish a population for the actions of a few. How exactly is the Israeli population being punished? Apart from residents of Sderot and areas close to the border, there's no effect on the day to day life of other people. Compare that to the sitation in Gaza where the entire population is affected, yet most 'supporters' of Israel bristle at the suggestion that what's happening is collective punishment...


Uh, you didn't answer the question. How exactly is killing large numbers of Palestinian civilians and refusing to allow material for reconstruction in 'self-defence'?

on edit: I just want to clarify that last line of yr post just so I'm clear on yr opinion. Are you saying that you support innocent Palestinian civilians being punished by Israel's continued blockade of Gaza? It's just that many homes are still rubble and people are still living in tents because the materials to rebuild aren't being allowing into Gaza...