
Originally Posted by
Chimensch
Noam Chomsky said exactly the opposite, that the Israeli did everything they could to maximize the number of civilians killed. For example, the attack was started on a Saturday afternoon right after the children got out of school and a lot of people were out milling around. This is how they were able to kill over 250 people the first day. They attacked a UN school and the graduation of police officers.
Chomsky talked about Israel's "right to defend itself" against the rockets. He said they do have a right to defend themselves but not a right to use force. The rockets were a response to two years of embargo and Israel's violation of the cease fire. The embargo was an act of war against Gaza. If they wanted to stop the rockets they could have simply lifted the embargo without killing anyone. During the first four months of the cease-fire, Hamas kept its part of the bargain and no Israelis were killed. Israel, on the other hand, didn't keep its part of the bargain, which was to ease the embargo.