Laws of war

The United Nations and the Press Snap into Action to Condemn Israel

A lesson in the difference between deterrence and prevention.

Richard Kemp
Aug. 11 2022 12:01AM

Israel Doesn’t Follow International Law to Be Popular, but Because It’s the Right Thing to Do

Right makes might.

Yossi Kuperwasser
Jan. 19 2022 12:01AM

In Destroying a Building That Housed the Associated Press, Israel Risked Its Own Safety to Protect Civilians

The opposite of a war crime.

Michael N. Schmitt
July 14 2021 12:01AM

The “Proportionality” of Israel’s Self-Defense

Misunderstanding the laws and ethics of war.

Marc LiVecche
May 19 2021 12:01AM

Israel Wants to Protect Civilians on Both Sides. Hamas Wants Civilians on Both Sides to Die

The dangers of moral equivalency.

Terry Glavin
May 14 2021 12:01AM

Hamas’s Balloon Attacks Are War Crimes

And they have destroyed thousands of acres of land.

Matthew Aiesi
Aug. 1 2019 12:01AM

Scurrilous Accusations against Israel Encourage Terrorist Groups to Put Civilians in Harm’s Way

Human Rights Watch’s latest libel.

Geoffrey Corn and Rachel VanLandingham
July 2 2019 12:01AM

Once Again, Israel Goes Far to Prevent Civilian Casualties—and Is Nonetheless Condemned

Nations’ right to self-defense is not abrogated when an opponent fights dirty.

David French
May 9 2019 12:01AM

Despite What the UN Says, the Violence at the Gaza Border Is Military, Not Civilian, in Nature

The Human Rights Council gets Israel wrong again.

Geoffrey Corn and Peter Margulies
March 22 2019 12:01AM

A New U.S. Law Can Combat the Use of Human Shields

A favorite tool of Hamas, Hizballah, and Islamic State.

Mark Dubowitz and Orde Kittrie
March 19 2019 12:01AM

The Spoils of War in Jewish Law

The Torah permits plunder, but also disapproves.

Shlomo Brody
Feb. 19 2019 12:01AM

The Riots on the Gaza Border are Carefully Coordinated Attacks on Israel, and Should Be Treated as Such

A UN investigation is based on faulty premises.

Richard Kemp
Jan. 16 2019 12:01AM

Hizballah’s Next War Will Be Waged in the Court of Public Opinion

Making Israel seem brutal.

Michael Hostage and Geoffrey Corn
Nov. 7 2018 12:01AM

Discouraging the Use of Chemical Weapons Should Be an End in Itself

Achieving what’s possible.

Max Singer
May 7 2018 12:01AM
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