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Letter to the editor of The Jewish Daily Forward in response to Kenneth Roth´s editorial "Fog of War Is No Cover for Causing Civilian Deaths"
Gerald M. Steinberg, The Jewish Daily Forward
August 11, 2006
Kenneth Roth´s August 4 opinion article is highly problematic, both for what it includes and what is absent ("Fog of War Is No Cover for Causing Civilian Deaths"). Roth´s questions are straw men (or women) that strip away the moral complexity and military reality facing Israel in this war...
"Roth´s False God"
The New York Sun
August 08, 2006
After The New York Sun ran an editorial and two op-ed pieces taking Human Rights Watch to task for anti-Israel bias, the organization´s executive director, Kenneth Roth, has finally found it in himself to denounce Hezbollah for placing troops and weapons near Lebanese civilians...
"A War Crime at Qana?"
Orde F. Kittrie, The Wall Street Journal
August 05, 2006
The Qana tragedy has intensified accusations that Israel's actions in Lebanon violate international law. Every death of an innocent person is extremely regrettable; but there is no evidence Israel has committed any war crimes...
"No Accident"
Abraham Foxman, The New York Sun
August 02, 2006
Human Rights Watch has come out with a stinging attack on Israel for its actions in the conflict against Hezbollah, calling the tragedy in Qana a "war crime."
Since Human Rights Watch is not an organization that has ignored human rights issues in the Arab world — it has done studies on such issues as human rights violations in Egypt and suicide bombings — what the organization says is given much weight and credibility in certain circles...
"Does Human Rights Watch Consider Sri Lankan Life Worth Less than Lebanese?"
Jeremy Sharon, OpEdNews
August 02, 2006
During 2006, over 830 people have been killed in Sri Lanka, including a large number of civilians. This surge in violence is part of the ongoing ethnic civil war, waged since 1983 between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil minority, in which over 65,000 people have been killed. In a two week period in June over 110 civilians were killed in land-mine attacks in the country...
"NGOs that Take Sides"
Gerald Steinberg, The Jerusalem Post
July 30, 2006
The war with Hizbullah, like all Israel´s confrontations with terror groups in the past decade, includes a political front that is as important and complex as the military front. The words and images used by journalists, politicians, diplomats and officials of powerful non-governmental organizations (NGOs) set the framework in which the military actions are judged...
"Human Rights Advocates Embarrass Themselves: Out of Proportion"
Joshua Brook, TNR Online
July 28, 2006
The war between Israel and Hezbollah has sparked widespread debate on the subject of proportionality. One might have hoped that the human rights community would take this opportunity to educate political leaders and the public on the international law of proportionality and how it applies to the current fighting...
"The Truth About Hizbullah"
Tony Bayfield, Comment is Free
July 26, 2006
Just over a week ago, on the night of Tuesday July 18, the military leadership of Hamas met in an apartment building filled with families to plan the latest round of attacks on Israel. Among them was Mohammed Def, a master terrorist who has for years planned attacks on civilians using the cover of innocent Palestinians as protection...
"Getting it Straight"
Avi Bell, The New York Sun
July 25, 2006
On July 17, 2006, Human Rights Watch issued a document entitled "Questions and Answers on Hostilities Between Israel and Hezbollah" with the stated purpose of "provid[ing] analytic guidance for those who are examining the fighting as well as for the parties to the conflict and those with the capacity to influence them"...
"Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon and the Law of Armed Conflict"
Dr. Robbie Sabel, Jurist
July 25, 2006
As in most aspects of law, one should look for the rule of common sense, and in the overwhelming number of cases that will also be the legal solution. This is as true in international law as it is in internal legal systems. This yardstick also applies to the rules regarding the use of force and to the rules of armed conflict.
The present armed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah raises a number of international law issues...
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