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Killing Civilians in War - Response to a Reader
A reader who is, like me, a Muslim read my posts on the attacks of Muslims (mostly Arabs) in Europe against Jews (who have nothing whatsoever to do with anything Israel does other than that most Israelis are Jewish as well) and about civilian casualties caused by the war between Israel and ...
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Israel and Hamas Reject U.N. Truce, Intensify Attacks - International News | News of the World ...
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Israel, Gaza And Hamas: Killing Civilians In A Time Of War
The Moderate Voice — The world’s attention continues to be focused on the Middle East, where the increasingly bloody conflict there raises a host of questions. A key one: when is it permissable to kill civilians in time of war? Is it ever permissable? Are there circumstances where it is worse than another circumstance… and others where it is not quite as bad? Is there a difference between it happening and specifically targetting civilians? It’s a big debate…and some of it is raging HERE.

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