[nvm0n2]

The IRA was a terrorist group, not the official government of Ireland. During WW2 the Allies did in fact blockade Germany.

The blockade is legitimate and justified. The Palestinians do things like take water pipes sent as aid - which were allowed to be imported - dig them up and turn them into rockets. What do you think they'd do if they were able to import more freely?

[nico]

> take water pipes sent as aid - which were allowed to be imported - dig them up and turn them into rockets

This is not true. They did dig up pipes to make rockets, but they were the pipes from Israeli settlements. Settlements that Israel destroyed so Palestinians couldn’t inhabit them

> What do you think they'd do if they were able to import more freely?

Be more at peace, feel like they matter, like the world cares about them and that they can be a part of it without having to ask for permission from Israel

If anything, the end of the blockade would probably bring more peace and stability to everyone in the region

[nvm0n2]

I read that the pipes they dug up were sent as EU aid, which if true would mean they didn't (all) come from old settlements.

> Be more at peace

We have fundamentally different interpretations of what happened in October, and the dancing in the Gazan streets that accompanied it.

[tsimionescu]

The IRA was also not being fought by the Irish government.

Blockades are an act of war, so yes, it's not unexpected or illegal that the Allies were blockading Germany while at war. But Israel is claiming not to be at war with Palestine (or at least was before the current invasion). They in fact keep claiming that military occupation of Palestine ended 20 years ago.

The fact that Hamas can turn water pipes into rockets is somewhat irrelevant. The obvious fact is that, as long as it is impossible for Palestinians to live a prosperous life because of this occupation, some part of their population will want to retaliate. Peace in the region can't start without ending this blockade. Israel's Iron Dome can already protect from huge numbers of Palestinian rockets. It is generally the Palestinians who are defenseless in the face of Israeli attacks (as can be seen in the current invasion, as well as past protests and retaliation).

[js212]

So instead of Hamas digging tunnels to protect themselves they could be digging bomb shelters? Or should they not have a duty to protect their own people. They don’t even provide education or healthcare to their own population instead they use that money to line their pockets and build pipe bombs. How many Hamas billionaires are there?