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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bernardhenri-levy/israel-gaza-an-end-to-the_b_602850.html
Why I Defend Israel
(Huffington Post) Bernard-Henri Levy - The most elementary honesty requires one to make it clear that the blockade imposed "by Israel" has been undertaken by Israel and Egypt jointly, with the thinly-disguised blessing of all the moderate Arab regimes. The latter are only too happy to see someone else contain the influence of this armed extension, this advanced base and, perhaps one day, this aircraft carrier of Iran in the region. We mustn't tire of reminding others the blockade concerns only arms and the material necessary to manufacture them. It does not prevent the daily arrival, via Israel, of 100-120 trucks laden with foodstuffs, medical supplies, and humanitarian goods of every kind; humanity is not "in danger" in Gaza, and it is a lie to state that people are "dying of hunger" in the streets of Gaza City.