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What is the rule of proportionality, and is it being observed in the Israeli siege of Gaza?

  • Written by Robert Goldman, Professor of Law, American University
What is the rule of proportionality, and is it being observed in the Israeli siege of Gaza?When does bombing become disproportionate? Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

More than a month after Hamas fighters killed 1,400 Israelis in a shock assault, bombs continue to fall on the Gaza Strip in reprisal Israeli attacks.

The aerial campaign has left a heavy death toll – the health authority in the Hamas-run enclave has put the...

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