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Has Israel's response exceeded its right to defend itself?

George Bisharat, The San Francisco Chronicle

Jan 6, 2009

The exercise of self-defense must be necessary and proportional to the harm it seeks to redress. Israel's bloodletting in the Gaza Strip fails this test in three respects.

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Palestinians attend a protest in the West Bank calling for an end to Israel's offensive in Gaza. (Maan Images)
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Video: Waiting to treat Gaza's wounded
Rawya Regeh, Al Jazeera (Jan 6, 2009)

Reporters locked out of Gaza war zone
Arthur Max, The Associated Press (Jan 6, 2009)

'As I ran I saw three of my children. All dead'
Hazem Balousha and Rory McCarthy, The Guardian (Jan 6, 2009)

Fighting flares outside Gaza City
BBC News (Jan 6, 2009)

Gaza: The death and life of my father
Fares Akram, The Independent (Jan 5, 2009)

Hold Israel to the same standard of civilized conduct as other lands
Mondli Makhanya, The Sunday Times (Jan 5, 2009)

Water, sewage system "collapsing" in Gaza, says official
IRIN (Jan 5, 2009)

Gaza hospitals under fire
Ma'an News (Jan 5, 2009)

A Palestinian family huddles together in Gaza City
The Christian Science Monitor (Jan 5, 2009)

Casualties rise in Gaza offensive
BBC News (Jan 5, 2009)

Video: Gazans flee homes and seek refuge in UN schools
Sherine Tadros, Al Jazeera (Jan 5, 2009)

Family of seven killed in Israeli strike on Gaza home
Reuters (Jan 5, 2009)

Whose blood is being spilled in Gaza, and why?
Gideon Levy, Haaretz (Jan 5, 2009)

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