tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844367946876032905.post6715988286601167068..comments2023-10-03T23:58:17.279+11:00Comments on Middle East Reality Check: Another Standout Australian Performance at the UNMERChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14500573372528287733noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844367946876032905.post-50971238916769856252015-08-14T10:36:01.126+10:002015-08-14T10:36:01.126+10:00Gabi - Good ol' Julie Bishop - blaming the vic...Gabi - Good ol' Julie Bishop - blaming the victim. If she read anything coming out of the Middle East, including some Israeli press (albeit it left-wing press) she would know that rarely does Hamas send off any rockets unless in answer to actions by the IDF. The IDF almost daily does some form of harassment, be it of farmers going "too close to the fence", or kids playing "too close to the fence", or fishermen going about their daily business but which Israel decides is "too far out" from the shore. The IDF fires bullets at these people with apparent impunity, and then raises a great storm when a few rockets are fired in retaliation. And uses the rockets as an excuse to bomb the shit out of Gaza in a most unbalanced reprisal. <br /><br />Balance? This is one of the most unbalanced conflicts in the world today and our Foreign Minister must know this. Unfortunately, Israel seems to control our government, same as in the US. Shame !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com