https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/25/is-it-immoral-for-israel-to-retaliate-against-gaza/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 14:22:25 -0400<![CDATA[Under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, Israel has the right to defend its citizens against Gaza’s rockets. And in doing so, it isn’t bound by some one-to-one formula. It has the right to regard the threat that Hamas poses as an annihilating one, given the emphatic language of its Covenant. Yet because it is a liberal democracy guided by enlightened, humanistic values, which come into conflict whenever it is forced to defend itself against those for whom martyred lives are badges of religious honor, laws only offer limited guidance.]]>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:20:54 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/25/is-it-immoral-for-israel-to-retaliate-against-gaza-n97774