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Gaza 

Friday, 9th January 2009

Two items which capture some of the complexities. First, Philip Stephens in the FT:

For all the provocations, the Israeli leadership’s willingness to see so many Palestinians killed speaks to fearfulness above strength. To assert the right to retaliate against Hamas is not to say that it is just, or wise, to shell large swathes of Gaza. Mr Olmert might have recalled his own words: “A prime minister must ask himself where best to direct his own efforts. Are [they] directed toward making peace or are they directed constantly towards making the country stronger and stronger in order to win a war?”
Second, a vignette from Jeffrey Goldberg's post, "The Moral Responsibilities of Israeli Soldiers":
I once asked Abdel-Aziz Rantisi, the late, unlamented Hamas leader, if he would help an injured Jewish child if  he came across one lying on the street. He said no. And he was a pediatrician by training.

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