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But if this Trojan Horse operation was as precise as it appears to have been, then it ranks among the most ethical acts of self-defense in memory. There are no “innocent” members of Hezbollah—whose only contributions to human culture have been the ruination of Lebanon and the modern evil of suicide bombing. This Iranian proxy has been firing rocket

Tragically, four children are reported to have been killed. However, compared to almost any other military operation, this act of mass sabotage appears to have produced very few unintended deaths. It is an example of exactly the sort of calibrated violence that Israel’s critics claim to support. And it has delivered a profound psychological blow to

Palestinian state must seek to maintain an absolute monopoly over military, paramilitary, guerrilla, and terrorist violence, as the Jewish state did in 1948 when it forcibly and permanently disarmed Etzel and Lechi. Even before it becomes a state, the Palestinian Authority must show that it is willing and able to disarm all terrorist groups,

Military attacks that target civilians are in violation of international law and the law of war, yet these have always been and continue to be the targets of choice not only by Arab terrorists and guerrillas but also by the regular armies of Jordan, Egypt, Syria, and Iraq. This is simply historical fact, and no reasonable military historian has eve

The Israeli army, like every other army in the world, has killed civilians while attacking military targets, especially since the Arab armies and terrorist groups often hide and protect their military targets by deliberately surrounding them with civilian shields. Israel, on the other hand, has isolated its military bases as far as possible from it

If you are uncomfortable with an operation that precisely targeted a group of jihadists who aspire to commit an actual genocide, just what sort of self-defense on Israel’s part would you support?

challenges us to rethink the classic bright-line distinction between combatants and noncombatants. This line, which lies at the core of the international law of war, has been exploited in the interest of terrorism.

Terrorism could not defeat Israel, only stain the Palestinians’ reputation and divert global attention from settlements. But a policy designed to isolate, delegitimize, and sanction Israel could bring about its downfall. Lawfare, rather than warfare, became Abbas’s weapon of choice.