Bernie Sanders, Israel, and the Law of War

Louis Rene Beres

Somehow, Senator Bernie Sanders fancies himself an informed judge on the laws of war – alternately  referred to as either “humanitarian international law,” or the “law of armed conflict” –  but his current judgments are woefully incorrect. In accusing Israel of using “disproportionate force” against Palestinians, this “shoot-from-the-hip” presidential aspirant ignores both the critical regional context of […]