To what extent is the war in Gaza justified?

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> No country can be expected to abandon that number of hostages to the fate of an enemy that has already shown itself ready to kill

Sounds like a double standard. Why can Israel detain thousands of Palestinians indefinitely, without trial, in violation of international law?

As the saying goes, "A rose by any other name..."

I assure you, if you have the patience, reading this post by Timothy Gowers is worth it, assuming your mind is open.

The rapidity of your response to my submission suggests you have not given the post the attention I feel it deserves.

Please try.

I am sorry for clicking away once I read "Why I do not want to talk (much) about genocide." in the table of contents. I have no interest in reading a re-hash of the Israeli media's censored accounting of things, I'm firmly in the international camp of demanding secular accountability.

My question stands; why can one side violate humanitarian law, but the other cannot? Neither you nor the author can justify it.

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