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Why Is Only Israel Wrong When It Defends Itself?

Why Is Only Israel Wrong When It Defends Itself?
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on April 14, 2024. Amir Cohen/Reuters
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On Sunday night, April 14, in Tel Aviv Israel, Iran fired some 300 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and suicide drones at Israel. Israel’s own air defences, combined with help from the United States, Britain, France, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia destroyed almost every one.  A little girl in the Negev desert in southern Israel was badly hurt from falling shrapnel, but that was the extent of the casualties.

David J. Bercuson
David J. Bercuson
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Professor David Bercuson is a senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and director emeritus of the Centre for Military, Security, and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary.