Israel -- the callous state

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So, yes, it is beseiged by states which sponsor terrorism against it. But terrorism is simply the flailing of marginalized groups. Agreed, people do die, but in the name of moral equivalence -- you kill mine, and I will kill yours -- the jewish state is indifferent to the loss of civilian lives on the other side. The hypocrisy is stunning -- our civilians are so precious. But yours, we can attack and kill in great numbers without conscience.

This past week, Lebanese fatalities number in the 100s, while Israeli civilian casualties is about a dozen. A telling statistic.

An LA Times editorial posits that Israel is uninterested in a ceasefire because it wants to destroy all Hezbollah infrastructure even if civilians are caught in the crossfire. The reason: Hezbollah will then be incapacitated to retaliate when Israel attacks Iran...which is supposedly what the military is strategizing for.

If true, this loss of civilian lives is all the more cruel and it borders on terrorism itself, the only difference being that terrorism squarely targets civilians whereas for Israel it is a by-product, a side effect that raises no moral eyebrows.