What do those Jewish academics who condemned Israel for its military action in Gaza really object to? There are two possibilities. (A) They might have the position that Israel is fully entitled, even responsible, to try to stop rockets being fired at its civilian towns. This will obviously entail a certain amount of civilian casualties on the other side, but they are of the view that Israel killed far more civilians than it should have done for its strategic needs. This would be the definition of "disproportionate" according to international law (though, as I
What are they REALLY saying?
What are they REALLY saying?
What are they REALLY saying?
What do those Jewish academics who condemned Israel for its military action in Gaza really object to? There are two possibilities. (A) They might have the position that Israel is fully entitled, even responsible, to try to stop rockets being fired at its civilian towns. This will obviously entail a certain amount of civilian casualties on the other side, but they are of the view that Israel killed far more civilians than it should have done for its strategic needs. This would be the definition of "disproportionate" according to international law (though, as I