October 13, 2023

Commentary by Captain Paul Watson 

Some people have been asking me what is my position on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

Politically, I don’t have a position; but ethically I have a very clear position, and that is I don’t condone the killing of children by anyone, for any reason, anywhere, at any time.

What I care about is that children are being murdered. Israeli children and Palestinian children. No matter what the reason, there can be no justification for killing innocent people and especially children, and all children are innocent.

What I am seeing is a great deal of hate from all sides and a great deal of misinformation. Suddenly everyone is an expert on the politics and the conflicts of the Middle East.

I’m certainly not an expert. I have found one expert voice who I think presents the most reasonable and unbiased response to the situation. His name is Issac Saul.

In this report he reviews pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian positions and at the end in the part called MY TAKE, he presents his own observations, thoughts and conclusions which mirror my position on this quite accurately.

I also believe that every Israeli killed provokes intense hatred from relatives and friends and every Palestinian killed provokes intense hatred from relatives and friends, and it this constant ignition of hatred and vengeance that keeps these horrific fires burning.  And that is why this horrible conflict is still raging after seven decades. 

Every bullet triggers hate, every murdered child inflicts an incurable festering wound in the minds, hearts, bodies and soul of every grieving parent, a wound so viciously raw and painful that it never heals.