[news] Why Did Israel Blow Up Gaza's Power Station?

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Bad Faith and the Destruction of Palestine

By JONATHAN COOK | CounterPunch

The problem with the "revenge" theory is that, however much a rebuke it is, it presupposes a degree of good faith on the part of the vengeance-seeker. You steal my toy in the playground, and I lash out and hit you. [...] There is [...] the implication that, though my action was unwarranted, my fury was justified.

But why should we think Israel is acting in good faith, even if in bad temper, in destroying Gaza's power station? Why should we assume it was a hot-headed over-reaction rather than a coldly calculated deed?

  


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