1) “Israel’s response in Gaza is disproportionate” Since when is war a mathematical equation? The basic objective of any warring party is to inflict maximal damage on the enemy while minimizing its own casualties. Was there anything proportional about the US war in Iraq? Or about Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait for that matter? Or about Russia’s recent war against Georgia? Israel is doing exactly what any other country has done in the past. This is how war works. Would a British citizen complain that “too few” British soldiers are being killed in Iraq? Probably not. And on a more elementary...