print“Israel’s pulverizing of Lebanon—blowing the place to kingdom come, killing hundreds of civilians, and displacing thousands—threatens to sunder its moral superiority.
True, the blame for civilian casualties lies indirectly with Hezbollah … which targets civilians and hides among them. Although necessary, this fact, however, is not sufficient to exempt Israel from responsibility for its direct actions. For those, Israel can’t shirk accountability. It can’t claim it didn’t intend to take out civilians when Israeli generals can both see and foresee the devastating results of their bombardments.”
That’s one conclusion I reach in my WorldNetDaily column, “Israel Risks Squandering Moral High Ground.” But things aren’t that simple, so read on…