A majority of pro-Operation Cast Lead talking points revolve around protecting the citizens of Israel, but what are the people of Gaza? Are they not under the "care" and control of Israel? True, Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005, but it retains control over its borders (both land and sea) and airspace. It is not a sovereign nation. Is it completely separate from the West Bank? With established (and a continuation of the establishment of) Israeli settlements in the West Bank, it is clearly not an independent state and Israel does control it.
So, when Israel is bombing/shooting Palestinians in defense of Israelis, they are really bombing/shooting Israelis in defense of Israelis. You cannot defend your sovereign state from itself, and as long as Palestine is not granted sovereignty over its own borders and airspace, how can this argument of defending its people stand?
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