david_herdson

In principle, I agree. I don't see a two-state solution as remotely viable and I suspect the international community mostly only continues to push it out of habit and the lack of courage to revisit t… (View Post)

That's not the point. That Hamas holds that view, and has put that principle into practice, is what gave Israel the right to respond with war to Hamas's attack. It does not give Israel the right to r… (View Post)

Or for the Israeli political system to push him, and offer him up as a concession. It would be helpful if the global community stopped looking for off-ramps for people who have consistently sought on… (View Post)

Yes, of course it is. So was the original Hamas attack on unarmed civilians, and the murders, rapes and other crimes that accompanied it. That formed a legitimate casus belli. However, the war crimes… (View Post)

Because they are engaged in a crime against humanity. Israel had the right to wage war against Hamas, and, by extension, the Gaza territory it was the de facto government of, within the bounds of the… (View Post)