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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/28/elizabeth-warren-defends-_n_5733164.html
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Defends Israeli Shelling of Gaza Schools, Hospitals
(Huffington Post) Ryan Grim and Zach Carter - The Israeli military has the right to attack Palestinian hospitals and schools in self-defense if Hamas has put rocket launchers next to them, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said last week at a local town hall, according to the Cape Cod Times. Warren said she thinks civilian casualties are the "last thing Israel wants. But when Hamas puts its rocket launchers next to hospitals, next to schools, they're using their civilian population to protect their military assets. And I believe Israel has a right, at that point, to defend itself." Warren argued that Israel's use of force was justified: "Israel lives in a very dangerous part of the world, and a part of the world where there aren't many liberal democracies and democracies that are controlled by the rule of law. And we very much need an ally in that part of the world."