The Weaponisation Of Civilian Casualties (View Slides)

Question 1

What is Israel’s strategy of containment in the Israeli-Palestine conflict?

Answer 1

• ‘Against an implacable, well-entrenched, nonstate enemy like the Hamas, Israel simply needs to ‘mow the grass’ once in a while to degrade enemy capabilities.’
• ‘A war of attrition against Hamas is probably Israel’s fate for the long term,’

Question 2

List the commentary on Opsration cast lead Gaza by Eitan Shamir

Answer 2

• ‘Despite the many Israeli precautions to prevent collateral damage, civilian casualties resulted in many tragic television stories.’
• ‘Israel faced ever-increasing international criticism that culminated with the ‘Goldstone Report’, which accused Israel of war crimes and severe human rights violations.’
• ‘These unintended consequences raised the question whether in the future Israel would be able to initiate a similar operation given the constraints posed by the international community’