A must read piece from Gideon Levy.
In the following article from Ha’aretz, Ze’ev Maoz, a professor of political science at Tel Aviv university, provides a more detailed look at the issue of “moral equivalence” in this war. This was written on July 25th and the death toll and destruction is already far worse.
Question Four: The end justifies the means, so why are you complaining about a few civilians killed if in the long run many more lives will be saved?
Question Five: The number would be unnoticed if the victims had died at the hands of an Arab government. Israel is far more moral than its enemies so [...]
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