In the face of logic

Here 'tis!

The article opens thus:

Ken Livingstone was this week accused of betraying those killed in the London bombings after appearing to offer excuses for similar attacks in Israel.

Now let's look at the evidence:

“Now I don’t think that justifies suicide bombing but if you have been under foreign occupation, denied the right to vote, denied the right to run your own affairs, often denied the right to work for three generations, I suspect that if that had happened here in England, we would have produced a lot of suicide bombers ourselves.”

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The Mayor said he himself opposed suicide bombings but found Israel’s use of missiles, planes and tanks against civilians just as repellent. He subsequently insisted: “The proposal to ban anyone who sought to justify suicide bombings would equally have to apply to anyone who defends the Israeli army's actions. That would in fact mean refusing to talk to either side in the conflict.”

It really seems as though some people don't get the difference between 'justifying'(giving excuses) and 'explaining'. Or perhaps, they just don't want to see the difference.