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What is the rule of proportionality, and is it being observed in the Israeli siege of Gaza?

  • Written by Robert Goldman, Professor of Law, American University
imageWhen does bombing become disproportionate? Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

More than a month after Hamas fighters killed 1,400 Israelis in a shock assault, bombs continue to fall on the Gaza Strip in reprisal Israeli attacks.

The aerial campaign has left a heavy death toll – the health authority in the Hamas-run enclave has put the...

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