Wednesday, July 26, 2006  Rabbi Aron Moss on Proportionality in
War  From Arutz Sheva: Q: Isn't Israel's response a bit
disproportionate?  A: If Israel were merely taking revenge, then
it would need to be proportionate. But Israel is waging a
defensive war. Since when is war proportionate? In war, you
don't measure your response to the enemy by what they have done
to you in the past, but rather by what needs to be done to stop
them attacking in the future. Israel's actions are proportionate
to the threat, not to the damage done.  Q: Doesn't Israel
understand that they are just creating more terrorists? The
anger and fury at Israel as a result of bombing Lebanon will
only make more people want to join Hizbullah.  A: Feelings of
frustration, anger, fear and rage do not make you into a
terrorist. A culture of death and an education of hate does.
Israel doesn't need to do anything to create terrorists -
Islamic extremism does that - but Israel must act to destroy
those who threaten its people.  Q: Hizbullah indee