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Why nobody is talking about the range of Israeli rockets
Hamas rockets haven’t always been this good, and by modern standards they aren’t. However, the fact that they can now reach as far away as Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (35-45 miles or 60-70kms) is a...
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Contextualising the ceasefire
Of course I was delighted to wake up this morning to hear news that a ceasefire has been reached between Hamas and Israel, as I am sure many others were. However, I am not one for what Judith Butler...
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Today’s read
Derek Gregory has saved us all time in understanding the distinctly mediatised nature of the recent conflict, and just as well for I might well not have the time to post today! I will be expanding on...
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Gaza in perspective
The ground troops never moved in and the ceasefire looks as though it will hold. I had thought that the casualties would have been higher, and that Operation Pillar of Cloud would have gone on for...
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Gaza in perspective II: violence of the minimum
In my previous post, Gaza in Perspective, I asked why Israeli casualties in Operation Pillar of Cloud were so low. Now for a follow up question about Palestinian casualties. Rather than asking why...
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Gaza, again
It was November 2012 when missiles last rained down over Gaza to the extent that they do, once again, today. It was those bombings that prompted me to start this blog and looking back to my first post...
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Operation Exposure
I always wonder how militaries come up with names for their operations. Names are never innocent, of course, and the latest IDF creation – Operation Protective Edge – scripts the current operation as...
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knock, knock…bomb
Airstrike in Rafah, Southern Gaza yesterday. Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images “Hi, my name is Danny. I’m an officer in Israeli military intelligence. In one hour we will blow up your house.“...
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Low deeds and lofty heights
Gideon Levy has written a searing piece at Haaretz that takes aim at Israeli Air Force Pilots for wielding incredible power against a defenceless people. His point is an obvious one and has been made a...
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Frames of law and the ‘prosecution’ of war
Under the ‘works in progress‘ tab I have uploaded a paper that is currently under peer review. It’s called ‘Frames of law: Targeting advice and operational law in the Israeli Defense Force‘ and it...
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