Responses to Four Common Defenses of Israel’s Assault on Gaza

Israel levels a building housing international media in Gaza

Just before I started writing this, reports came in that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas had been reached. I hope by the time you read this it is still holding.

In any case, over the past two weeks I’ve watched many discussions and debates about Israel’s latest assault on the Gaza Strip. Some have been familiar, others have taken on some new tones and…