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Is Israel Preparing an Assault Against Iran?

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What is remarkable about this saber rattling is its abstraction. Not a single analyst noted that entering war is easy but ending it is far more difficult, particularly if on the other side stands a regional power with vast resources and a well-trained military (unlike Hamas or Hezbollah). And, of course, no one really talked about the likelihood of a gory future or what kind of life we were planning for our children. This kind of abstraction makes war palatable, providing a great service to the war machine.

Cross-posted from AlJazeera

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Neve Gordon is a Professor of International Law at Queen Mary University of London. He is also the author of Israel's Occupation and co-author of The Human Right to Dominate and Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire.

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