Proportionality without an alternative: When the law is left alone

The principle of proportionality is one of the pillars of International Humanitarian Law. It is not in question. What is in question is what happens when this principle is demanded without offering a real alternative to military action.

In the case of Israel, proportionality does not operate as a bridge toward an exit. It operates as a permanent constraint, imposed in a conflict with no possibility of withdrawal, no substitution of security, and no credible external guarantor.

The law........

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