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October 13, 2023

Why the Siege of Gaza Is Legal

Israel has no obligation to provide electricity to the government waging a war against it.

While Israelis are still burying their dead, those who enjoy the safety of the West are rushing to find way to condemn them for taking measures to defend themselves. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s announcement on Sunday that the IDF is imposing a “complete siege” on Gaza has thus prompted accusations that the Jewish state is itself committing war crimes. Such accusations display a complete ignorance of international law, as Avi Bell and Erielle Davidson explain:

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October 13, 2023

  1. Why the Siege of Gaza Is Legal

    Israel has no obligation to provide electricity to the government waging a war against it.

  2. Neither Might Nor Weakness Makes Right

    The bankrupt moral presumption behind so much anti-Israel sentiment.

  3. There Can Be No Palestinian State under the Rule of Hamas—or of the PLO

    We can now see what evacuation of the West Bank would bring.

  4. As the Hard Left Goes to Bat for Hamas, Some on the Hard Right Are Going Silent

    “They have strong views about all the world’s affairs except dead children in Israel.”

  5. The Sacred Task of Burying the Dead

    “We ask for forgiveness” if a body is moved.