andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
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Noah Pollak asked me to provide some framework for a discussion of proportionality and just war theory with respect to the Israeli attack on Gaza. In re-reading my Catechism and brushing up on just war theory, I am struck first of all by how alien the context seems for the current war. The ...
israelnationalnews.com - 1/6/2009
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israelnationalnews.com —
(IsraelNN.com) Hamas spokesman Mahmoud Az-Zahar claimed victory for
Hamas on Monday, saying Hamas had succeeded in “destroying
Israel's sense of security” with its rocket attacks. Zahar made his proclamation in video footage sent from a secret ...
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Zahar Claims Victory, Calls to Kill Jewish Children - ...
jpost.com - 1/6/2009
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jpost.com —
As the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip
entered its 10th day, Hamas has begun sending conflicting
messages regarding its intentions. These contradictory messages, Palestinian political analysts said, reflected the state of confusion in Hamas and raised ...
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Analysis: Hamas desperate for lull | Middle East | ...
timesonline.co.uk - 1/5/2009
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timesonline.co.uk —
Fighting intensified on the northern outskirts of Gaza
City yesterday as a Hamas leader warned that the
Islamists would kill Jewish children anywhere in the world in revenge for Israel s devastating assault. They have legitimised the murder of their ...
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Hamas: Israel has legitimised the killing of its children
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In The Spirit of Harvey Milk, Andrew Sullivan Says Gaza Is Not a "Just War"
TPMCafe —
... And now Sullivan tells us what he really thinks. And in my opinion, his thinking is brilliant. He examines the "just war" theory and concludes that by no standard is this a just war. It's a brave piece. He will lose friends but, I promise you this, Harvey Milk is looking down, very pleased. Can you imagine how Milk would have ...
Destroying the School To Save It
Newshoggers.com —
... , but the UN says that all the dead and injured were civilians. Even if the IDF were correct, something the Right accepts unquestioningly because the IDF never, ever lies like their enemies do, then Israel would only be responding to Hamas' war crime by committing another war crime. You can't get to the moral high ground - let alone win a COIN operation - by allowing the rules of war to be set by barbarians, something that the ...
In Gaza, Horror Piled Atop Horror
Comments from Left Field —
... … Even if the IDF were correct, something the Right accepts unquestioningly because the IDF never, ever lies like their enemies do, then Israel would only be responding to Hamas’ war crime by committing another war crime. You can’t get to the moral high ground - let alone win a COIN operation - by allowing the rules of war to be set by barbarians, something that the ...
The Paranoid Style of Israeli Censorship
TPMCafe —
... been subject to Hamas censorship or control.
But never mind, in the eyes of the Israeli government. "Objectively," foreign reporting from Gaza serves Hamas. This theory has the totalitarian look all too familiar in fascist and Stalinist annals. It is impossible for me to see how this thuggish censorship serves the security of Israelis living within rocket range of Gaza--or anywhere else, for that matter.
P. S. On the question of proportionality, Andrew Sullivan's finely argued post is a must-read.
Death Dance
The Mahablog —
... Even if the IDF were correct, something the Right accepts unquestioningly because the IDF never, ever lies like their enemies do, then Israel would only be responding to Hamas’ war crime by committing another war crime. You can’t get to the moral high ground - let alone win a COIN operation - by allowing the rules of war to be set by barbarians, something that the ...
What Some People Didn’t Learn in Kindergarten
The Mahablog —
... Even if the IDF were correct, something the Right accepts unquestioningly because the IDF never, ever lies like their enemies do, then Israel would only be responding to Hamas’ war crime by committing another war crime. You can’t get to the moral high ground - let alone win a COIN operation - by allowing the rules of war to be set by barbarians, something that the ...
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Bush and Obama Consulted on Gaza —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/6/2009
John D. McKinnon reports on the White House.
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