Ari Shavit : Israelis who blame Israel are not helping the Palestinians
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Title:Same thing happened in America during the Vietnam era...
Name:Silvienne
City: State: CT USA
There were a large proportion of America-hating Americans who, just as these Israelis are doing, denounced their country`s military as war criminals and protested at every chance they got.

However, free speech is the perogative of a western democracy. It is not a luxury to be enjoyed by only a few.

Therefore, these Israelis should be as free as the Vietnam-era Americans to make plain their feelings on Israel`s attacks on Gaza.

That`s the way a democracy operates, after all...