On Cassus Belli-aching with Israel
There are many reasons why states may be said to go to war with one another.
There are many reasons why states may be said to go to war with one another.
Poor Israel! A fearsome warship (well, small sailing boat really) was approaching her shores (well, the shores of Palestine under international law really). On board were dangerous terrorists armed to the teeth with all sorts of dangerous weapons.
Peace in Northern Ireland was not negotiated by idealists, but by realists. Peace in Palestine will, likewise, be the achievement of those who begin with the situation as it is, not as it should be, or, as it was.
From aboard the International Space Station, German astronaut Alexander Gerst tweeted this image as the station passed over Israel and Gaza in what he called ‘his saddest photo yet’.