so much for working only (and only) within the framework of international law when it comes to human rights.
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Israeli philosopher Kasher has been explicitly frank about his contempt of current International Humanitarian Law. He, like some others at the conference, questioned why Israel should have more responsibilities towards what he perceived as the “enemy’s civilians” than towards its own soldiers. “IHL only cares about civilians, not about soldiers, and this is immoral,” Kasher said. For the former chief of Israeli military intelligence Amos Yadlin, the ethical norms of IHL do not fit Israel’s operations in Gaza. More here.