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Source: https://claritywithmichaeloren.substack.com/p/israel-must-battle-the-but
Those Who Support Israel's Right to Defend Itself, "But..."
(Substack) Amb. Michael Oren - Those who condition their support for Israel on the conclusion of a ceasefire in Gaza and the establishment of Palestinian statehood risk reducing that support to meaningless. Moreover, some imply that, if Israel cannot defeat terrorists without causing large numbers of civilian casualties, it must be defenseless. Since no one in Washington or elsewhere in the world can prescribe how an enemy that hides behind and beneath millions of civilians can be fought without causing collateral damage, this view effectively neuters the IDF. The writer is a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. and Deputy Minister for Diplomacy.