Israel's inalienable right

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Author(s)	Jonathan Peled
Source	USA Today
Date	January 7, 2009
URL	http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/01/israels-inalien.html
Quote	"Israel always prefers a political solution to a military one, but sometimes diplomacy is not possible without the deployment of legitimate force. Israel's counter-terrorism operation will continue until Hamas' capability to attack Israeli civilians is minimized and the status quo of constant rocket fire ends, laying the foundation for a durable and sustainable arrangement."

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This item argues for the position Israel was right to attack Gaza on the topic Gaza War.