Tigermike 4,084 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Link http://m.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/Backchannels/2014/0724/Israel-Gaza-morality-and-who-started-it Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/139528-israel-gaza-morality-%E2%80%93-and-who-started-it/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 It's interesting that as of today it is Hamas who has told Kerry to shove it. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/139528-israel-gaza-morality-%E2%80%93-and-who-started-it/#findComment-2074412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 4,084 Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 It's interesting that as of today it is Hamas who has told Kerry to shove it. Obviously they haven't run out of rockets yet. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/139528-israel-gaza-morality-%E2%80%93-and-who-started-it/#findComment-2074440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUUSN 823 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great article TM. "We do not measure ethics and morality by counting dead bodies. The fact that many more Palestinians than Israelis have died does not mean that our cause, or this war, is not just. Many more Germans than Americans died in World War II. Does that mean that Hitler was right and America was wrong? Every state has a duty to defend its citizens. That is what we are doing. The rockets and tunnels targeting Israeli civilians are real threats. But there is a gap between a just war and justice at war, so the question whether our response to the rockets and tunnels is proportionate remains legitimate. The first answer is that we are in compliance with international law. Second, our actions in this war have to be compared with what other states have done or would do when facing similar threats. We give advance notifications to areas we are about to attack. Because of our intelligence capabilities, we give specific warnings to every house we intend to strike, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the attacks -- destroying the launch sites but allowing the militants to escape. How many other states have done this?" We studied just war extensively at the War College and there is never a clear cut answer. IMO Hamas has hijacked the Palestinian people and have effectively negated their right to noncombatant immunity. When a civilian takes up arms, host combatants, store their weapons, etc., they give up that right. It's just unfortunate they didnt realize what they were doing. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/139528-israel-gaza-morality-%E2%80%93-and-who-started-it/#findComment-2074457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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