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^^ Agree completely, but:

This sort of language makes me uncomfortable, Israel is not a person. I assume you mean "those few who are in charge in Israel", but it could also be taken as "everyone who lives in Israel, collectively".

Yep - You're absolutely right - I'll edit it accordingly. It's shorthand, but especially in a debate as emotive as this one, it's important that one is entirely clear about their meaning.

I would add however, that as someone with a lot of Israelis/Zionists on their facebook feed as well as having spent a significant amount of time there, the populations is ever more hard line, isolationist and prejudiced against Arabs. Moreover, this right-wing coalition (particularly Lieberman and Bennet) is representative of their people. If the state justifies the suffering of the people of Gaza with the line "They elected Hamas" then the Israeli populace has to acknowledge its choice in electing a cabinet of hardline hawks.