There are lines that separate the grey from the black and white. Hamas crossed that line on 10-7.

There have been suggestions that the line was not truly crossed.

For example: Hamas' intent was to kill IDF soldiers in their sleep; and that IDF soldiers are a valid military target.

I reject this on a few grounds.

a) One does not preface a sneak attack on soldiers in their beds by launching a massive barrage of rockets all through their territory. Such a launch guarantees that the soldiers will be up and armed.

b) A sneak attack in the midst of a declared cease-fire invalidates the action.

c) The taking of hundreds of hostages must have been planned in advance and is inconsistent with the mission of killing soldiers in their sleep.

d) Filming the torture, rape, and execution of civilians, and posting those videos on-line is inconsistent with the mission of killing soldiers in their sleep.

e) Using ultra-light aircraft to attack a dance concert is inconsistent with the mission of killing soldiers in their sleep.

f) Going house to house in civilian neighborhoods and killing families in their safe rooms and bomb shelters is inconsistent with the mission of killing soldiers in their sleep.

Thus, the mission was never to kill soldiers in their sleep. The mission was terror.

From: (mark) at 11/03 16:48

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> Anyway, I just realized that some people were acting as if there is an easily agreed to ethical line here for all cases which is never gray, but of course there is gray. That’s interesting to me.

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