Those Clamoring about U.S. Aid to Israel Seek Cover for Their Own Moral Bankruptcy
The United States and Israel represent one possible way of being in the world, Hamas and Iran represent another. Which side do we want to be on?
May 19, 2021
The “Proportionality” of Israel’s Self-Defense
Misunderstanding the laws and ethics of war.
As usual, the outbreak of fighting between Israel and Hamas has brought forth accusations about the IDF’s use of “disproportionate” force. Most of these criticisms are rooted in a misunderstanding of the doctrine of proportionality, which does not require an army to ensure that an enemy’s losses are somehow “proportionate” to its own. Marc LiVecche explains:
May 19, 2021
No, the Current Round of Fighting Doesn’t Show the Abraham Accords to Be a Failure
Missing the point.
The “Proportionality” of Israel’s Self-Defense
Misunderstanding the laws and ethics of war.
A Rabbi Explains the Jewish Way of Reading the Bible to a Protestant Scholar
Seeing scripture as a problem to be solved.
The Historian, Partisan, and War Hero Who Led Yad Vashem
Yitzḥak Arad, of blessed memory.