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A Disproportionate Response? The Case of Israel and Hizballah

| December 1, 2006

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"Hizballah is quite open about not playing by the normal rules of engagement. As Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah stated in early August, "We are not a regular army, and we don't fight like a regular army." Hizballah very clearly operates out of heavily populated civilian areas, and its fighters are often outwardly innocent-looking workers during the day and warriors at night, making the distinction between civilian and combatant even more difficult. Their offices and infrastructure are often in the midst of, below, or inside residential apartment buildings, usually within a sympathetic city or suburb."

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For Academic Citation: Gleis, Joshua L.. “A Disproportionate Response? The Case of Israel and Hizballah.” Policy Brief, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, December 1, 2006.

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