What the Battle for Raqqa Tells Us about Civilian Casualties in the Gaza War
There were proportionately vastly fewer Gazan casualties in Israel’s 2014 war with Hamas.
October 31, 2017
What the Battle for Raqqa Tells Us about Civilian Casualties in the Gaza War
There were proportionately vastly fewer Gazan casualties in Israel’s 2014 war with Hamas.
During Israel’s war with Hamas in 2014, the IDF was widely accused—including by the U.S. State Department—of showing flagrant disregard for civilian casualties. Evelyn Gordon refutes this libel by a comparison with the recent U.S.-led battle to evict Islamic State (IS) from Raqqa:
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