Billo_Really
Litre of the Band
It's called "collective punishment". And that is a war crime.First, I suspect that your list is pre-2010 and not current. 2nd, some of those items could be used for military purposes, like chemical warfare. 3rd,
Israel says that the importation curbs are in place to pressure Hamas.
An Israeli government document obtained in response to the lawsuit describes Israel's blockade as "economic warfare": "A country has the right to decide that it chooses not to engage in economic relations or to give economic assistance to the other party to the conflict, or that it wishes to operate using 'economic warfare'. "An Israeli government spokesman in June 2010 added that the blockade is intended to bring about a political goal and that Israel "could not lift the embargo altogether as long as Hamas remains in control" of Gaza.
In the past Israel expressed concerns about Hamas using building materials for military means.
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Gaza imports - Wikipedia
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4th, no country should be expected to exist with a bordering neighbor that will use any and all weapons or other means of destruction to murder it's citizens and destroy their country. If the palestinians want to live peaceably then the Israelis will oblige, but you can't co-exist with people who are firing rockets across the border into civilian areas or sending in terrorist murderers to kill as many Israelis as possible. Quite frankly, I think Gaza is a failed political exercise and should be reduced to ruble.
So you don't believe Palestinians have a right to exist?