Ray of Hope or Bullshit PR?

Yesterday's issue of the German newspaper DIE WELT carries an interesting opinion peace on Israel and the Arab world generally by the mighty Lord Weidenfeld, which I have translated:

Trial of Strength in Gaza
Israel and the Arab World
by Lord Weidenfeld

During the heated discourse over the situation in the Gaza Strip, the buzzword proportionality comes up once again. Do the kidnapping of a young soldier, weapon smuggling or the rocket shelling of the Israeli border town Sderot justify major attacks with inevitable civilian deaths? Isn't moderation the only done thing now?

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