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"(T)o hell with all the troublesome questions," said Levy. Only what Israel wants matters. Rule of law principles apply to others. "Israel is allowed to do anything."
It gets away with mass murder and much more. Its right is divine, it claims. It doesn't matter what others say. Only Israeli interests count.
Saying so claims Jewish exceptionalism, specialness, and uniqueness. Israeli hardliners say they're God's "chosen people." They have a divine right to commit naked aggression. Spurning human rights comes with the territory.
They can do any damn thing they wish. They debase moral values and ethical principles. They threaten Jews and non-Jews alike. They endanger humanity.
They need to be stopped before they kill again. In response to Israel's May 2010 Mavi Marama massacre, former Congressman Dennis Kucinich asked colleagues to sign a letter to Obama, stating:
"It is not acceptable to repeatedly violate international law. It is not acceptable to shoot and kill innocent civilians. It is not acceptable to commit an act of aggression against another U.S. ally.""It is not acceptable to continue a blockade which denies humanitarian relief. It is not acceptable to heighten tensions in a region while the United States continues to put so much blood and treasure on the line."
"No one questions the right of Israel to defend its border. (Doing so) does not extend to shooting innocent civilians anywhere in the world, anytime it pleases."
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