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What international law says about Israel's planned destruction of Palestinian assailants' homes

  • Written by Robert Goldman, Professor of Law, American University
imagePalestinians block roads to protest home demolitionAhmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)

After a deadly attack that killed seven people outside an East Jerusalem synagogue, the Israeli government responded by sealing off the home of the Palestinian suspect in preparation for its destruction. The family home of a 13-year-old accused in a separate...

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