Israel the Defiant Middle Schooler

While I'm no Anti-Semite I would like to express my disapproval of the recent actions of Israel. I understand that they believe that the Palestinians are on their land and that they are pretty much being picked on by every other country in the neighborhood but that does not give them justification to stop aid ships. Nor to does it give them the right to board other countries ships. I bet you if Iran did something like that the world would be up in arms.

Israel believes that their actions were legal under international law, and they are correct to an extent. I forget the exact law but in a time of war or crisis another country is able to blockade and board ships attempting to assist an enemy. So you can clearly see the problem Turkey has with this notion. One, Turkey doesn't (I would argue neither does most of the rest of the world) recognize that Israel is in a state of war. 2. Even if Israel is a state of war, it's not even in a war with a true state or recognized country. The Palestinian Authority is not a voting member of the UN nor does it get privy to other privileges.

Now, could Israel make a case that it is in a state of war? Yes, it very well could but ultimately the rest of the word does not see it as such or rather choose not to. This is the same problem that my co-blogger would run into in his post about hippies taking the offensive. If the majority of the public doesn't see your perspective or they believe you to be nuts then you simply won't get far or legitimacy.

Legitimacy is a very difficult thing to put into words or even to conceptualize. It is so important; it can either make or break any regime. Someone more intelligent could be better explain the importance of having a legitimate action or regime. Again, based on what I believe and have read, I strongly feel that Israel's actions have been too much and they have been acting like an unruly middle school student. They refuse to take responsibility for their actions. And like so many middle school students they repeatedly deny any wrong action.

If you want true legitimacy you must take responsibility for your actions.
-AMartinez