Commentary
Proportionality in war is a synonym for lethal stalemate, if not defeat.
Viewpoints
Opinion
When Has War Ever Been ‘Proportional’?
Hamas’ savage pre-civilizational strategy to defeat Israel hinged on doing disproportionate things that Israel either cannot or will not do.
In this photograph taken near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, destroyed buildings of Beit Hanoun in Northern Gaza are seen, from Sedorot, Israel, on Nov. 16, 2023. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Victor Davis Hanson
Author
Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and military historian. He is a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, a senior fellow in classics and military history at Stanford University, a fellow of Hillsdale College, and a distinguished fellow of the Center for American Greatness. Mr. Hanson has written 17 books, including “The Western Way of War,” “Fields Without Dreams,” “The Case for Trump,” and “The Dying Citizen.”
