This article was not one of Dr. Cole's better pieces. The fact that the projectiles fired from Gaza are crude does not mean that they do not necessitate a response. While there is little doubt that the current situation was largely brought about by Israeli intransigence, there is no excuse for indiscriminate firing of potentially deadly projectiles into population centers.
This article appears to suggest that due to the fortuitous fact that no Israeli civilians have yet been killed, a deterrent response is not justified.
This article was not one of Dr. Cole's better pieces. The fact that the projectiles fired from Gaza are crude does not mean that they do not necessitate a response. While there is little doubt that the current situation was largely brought about by Israeli intransigence, there is no excuse for indiscriminate firing of potentially deadly projectiles into population centers.
This article appears to suggest that due to the fortuitous fact that no Israeli civilians have yet been killed, a deterrent response is not justified.