VIDEO: I go after Alan Dershowitz for his deliberate dehumanizing of Palestinians http://youtu.be/PGczVP1qNPg via @YouTube #GazaUnderAttack
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@rezaaslan I agree on the tendency to dehumanize, Reza, but responsibility for civilian deaths is widely shared, with Hamas most at fault.
@garyrosenWSJ Common Article 3 of Geneva accords says they're EQUALLY at fault; you can't deny only 1 actor is being punished for it tho.
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@garyrosenWSJ right about the principle of proportionality; wrong that any # of divs would cause outcry. we are talking upwards of 85% here! -
@rezaaslan Let's discuss this in person sometime, Reza. Defining proportionality--and how to apply it in practice--is the key. -
@garyrosenWSJ I'd be delighted. I'll be in NYC on paperback book tour Sept 7-10. I'll email you. -
@rezaaslan Great--please do.
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@rezaaslan "Humanely" is qualified by "proportionality" in war, so the Q is whether military targets can justify civilian deaths. -
@garyrosenWSJ Precisely! Here is Geneva Article 3 on principle of proportionality in war, which Israel has violated: http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/08/03/qa-2014-hostilities-between-israel-and-hamas … - 2 more replies
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