One of the most important lesons to be gleaned from the recent Gaza operations is the need for the international legal system to address the military demands of fighting terrorism.  As noted by Daniel Taub, senior legal advisor at Israel’s Foreign Ministry, in yesterday’s Boston Globe, there are certainly wrong ways to fight terrorists.  But there are also right ways to fight people who take advantage of their non-state status (like those undertaken by the IDF) that need to be protected.  An excerpt suffices to explain:

A short while ago I met with a group of eminent jurists who were on a fact-finding mission, examining Israel’s military operation in Gaza. After listening to their concerns and criticisms, I asked them: “Considering the rocket attacks launched against Israel by terrorist groups in Gaza, what in your view would have constituted a lawful response?” The answer was total silence.

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