(Irish Examiner) Steven King - As the Irish-owned ship MV Saoirse sails to join the international flotilla to Gaza, why is it not heading for the Syrian coast? Surely, if anyone could use some solidarity right now, it is the Syrian opposition forces who are being murdered on a daily basis. Yes, Israel is maintaining a sea blockade to prevent the smuggling of Iranian weaponry into Gaza. But can we really blame them? Ireland has special reason to understand the need to prevent the entry of weapons by sea for terrorist purposes, having had the experience of the IRA's attempts to import arms and explosives on ships from Libya in 1973 and 1987. So why not divert a couple of hundred miles north to Latakia where President Assad is mowing down his own people because they dare to demand dignity and democracy? Surely, there is no contest in terms of suffering. Or do you just have a problem with a Jewish state in the Middle East?
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