STOP THE KILLING IN GAZA NOW, and here is why.

The assault on Gaza and the missiles to south Israel must be stopped immediately. But is there a connection between these two? Does the Israeli attack on Gaza reduce the attacks on Southern Israel?
To evaluate the Israeli attack on Gaza we should examine three aspects:

• Is it moral?
• Is it legal?
• Is it helpful?
  

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Unfortunately, the moral question is the easiest to answer. No, of course it is not. You shall not kill hundreds of civilians, including children, like that. Not if you pretend, or aspire, to be a democratic humanistic country.

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Though I am no expert, the legal situation seems pretty clear too. The answer is simply no, even though this is a war, this is definitely illegal.

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Now is it helpful? Common, was it helpful 2 years ago in Lebanon? And in 2002 in Jenin? And in 1982 or 1978 in Lebanon? Of course not. If it were helpful, how come I keep adding years in front of Lebanon?
Terror cannot be fought against with army. Terror can only be reduced by treating its causes. I hoped that 42 years of occupation and countless wars and operations have taught us this simple lesson.

In addition, being immoral gives the legitimacy for others to be immoral. How do the Hammas rockets differ from the Israeli rockets? Can Iran fire rockets on civilians in Israel too, now? By conducting this war the way we do, we loose our biggest asset - being right.

The killing must be stopped as soon as possible. Of course that something should be done to stop the rockets on Israel, but that's a different post. We should put no conditions on lives, the most basic human right.