What was Israel thinking?
The more I read Haaretz, the more worried I get: Israel Defense Forces soldiers did not consider medical teams as entitled to receive the special protection granted to them within the framework of their duties during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, according to a new report by Physicians for Human Rights. …” Can anyone tell ...
The more I read Haaretz, the more worried I get:
Israel Defense Forces soldiers did not consider medical teams as entitled to receive the special protection granted to them within the framework of their duties during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, according to a new report by Physicians for Human Rights. …”
Can anyone tell me how such behavior, including allegedly killing 16 medical personnel, is in the long-term interests of the state of Israel?
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Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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