War crimes could be committed not only by people with Kalashnikovs riding Toyota trucks. They can also be committed from defense headquarters in Tel Aviv, or from the pilot’s seat in a fighter plane or helicopter. Our grasp of cruelty might differ when the attacker isn’t looking his victim in the eye, but the pain of losing a mother, father, child, sibling or spouse is quite the same.
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Consequently, this needs to be said: Israel has held millions of people under a brutal blockade for more than 15 years with the support of the entire Western world. That is inhumane and inconceivable, and every solution to this bloody conflict ultimately includes respecting the rights of all people, both in Gaza and Sderot, to live with security and human dignity.
Michael Sfard, Israelis Must Maintain Their Humanity Even When Their Blood Boils
