Ireland vs Israel - To play or not to play, that is the question Read OP for Mod Warning

Let's be honest here, Israel are doing terrible things, but there are no good guys in this.

Palestine is ruled by a terrorist group and a backwards kip.

If those on the Flotilla got to Palestine, they would likely be dead now.

You want the world to see Irish people wearing Palestine jerseys, waving the flag and singing the national anthem in Ireland.

It would send a message to the world alright and not one that would make us look good.

This is at a time where hanging an Irish flag is controversial.

This nonsense is a bit much, people can protest about Israel which is fair enough, pandering to a terrorist run backwards kip is not something positive.

I'll take it then that you now acknowledge that the flotilla never intended to actually deliver any aid to Palestine. They were, in fact, expecting to be intercepted by Israeli forces. That's good, because you were arguing against people who were saying exactly that. I'm glad you're now acknowledging that those posters were correct all along.

I'm still baffled why you felt the need to lie through your teeth, telling us that the flotilla was risking their lives to deliver aid to Palestine. Can you tell us why you felt the need to do that? Did you think that we were all too stupid to realise that the flotilla never expected to make it to Palestine?

I'm not sure its a good idea to undermine your credibility as a poster by posting lies like that.

The flotilla's purpose:

"We are independent, international, and unaffiliated with any government. We assert that sovereignty over Palestinian land and water belongs solely to the Palestinian people. This movement is for the millions ready to demand accountability, confront complicity, and take direct action when institutions refuse to act."

They carry aid to Gaza that has been requested and attempt to deliver it in accordance with law.

That Israel illegally intercepted and detained them is highlighting Israel's illegality and Genocide. If Israel was not acting illegally, they would land in Gaza and deliver the aid.

That they knew they were highly likely to be illegally detained in international waters is by-the-by. And of course, they got massive publicity, governments intervened and Israeli ambassadors were called to account when the Israeli convicted terrorist decided to get stuck into them. No-one could by that publicity - massive Israeli own goal.

Likewise, the lads chucking tennis balls on the pitch in protest at the upcoming irl v is game got priceless publicity.

Given the level of outrage about the protests, they're clearly working. Must really chap some peoples asses.

The flotilla intended to deliver aid to Gaza, the flotilla knew they wouldn't succeed in doing so.

That one sentence says it all. The first half and the second half cannot both be true. You either have poor English language comprehension, poor logical thinking, or are just lying. (I hope to jaysus you're not employed somewhere where people depend on your logical analysis skillset).

I think you should worry more about your own credibility as a poster when your trying to argue two completely opposing points at the same time.