Here is a summary of editorials and opinions on the current IDF operations. continue reading…

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In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece today (login required), Alan Dershowitz addresses the concern of ensuring proportionate warfare, or rather what is–and what is not–considered proportionate.  Israel recognizes the necessity to conduct a war morally, a sensitivity Hamas  exploits by placing civilians as human shields in or near potential targets.  Whereas Israel acts to protect its civilian population, Hamas flaunts the laws of war in the face of the international community.

The introductory paragraph for interested parties:

Israel’s actions in Gaza are justified under international law, and Israel should be commended for its self-defense against terrorism. Article 51 of the United Nations Charter reserves to every nation the right to engage in self-defense against armed attacks. The only limitation international law places on a democracy is that its actions must satisfy the principle of proportionality.

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Hamas has released an official statement declaring that Dr. Nizar al-Rayyan who was killed in a pinpointed attack earlier today is the father of the “Human Shields” method:

“It was Dr. Rayyan, who took the initiative, two years ago, to protect homes against Israeli occupation air strikes by forming human shields which succeeded in stopping this practice by the Israeli occupation, where they used to phone the occupier of the home and warn him to evacuate it in ten minutes because the home is going to be bombed.”
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Full statement can be read here.

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