Out of some 1,300 Palestinians killed in Gaza, Israel claims that it can name more than 700 of the dead who were Hamas fighters. Claiming precise knowledge of their targets, Israeli officials insist that their attacks were judiciously planned so as to minimize harm to civilians. No matter how cautious Israel is, though, any attack [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 19, 2009
Episode on proportionality coming very soon
I’m putting the finishing touches on a new episode on proportionality in war. The conversation is with the one and only Jeff McMahan, who graciously let us set this up on very short notice. The episode should be up by Wednesday.
January 5, 2009
A brief intermission
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to 2009. Christian and I are taking a short break from releasing PER episodes. It’s a productive break, though. We’ll be back with episode 7 on Jan. 26, which will feature the brilliant and charming David Grewal. And we’ve got lots more in store. There will be plenty of short [...]
