The wartime outrage in Gaza that no one is talking about (WaPo/opinion)

[The Magistrate]

2. Justification Is Not the Point, Sir

The military aim is to render Hamas incapable of repeating the atrocious spree of sadistic rape and murder documented above. Hamas intended to provoke an extreme response from Israel, and that is just what they have got. One suspects it is a bit more extreme than they bargained for, people who fancy themselves harder and tougher than the rest generally underestimate the capacity for violence of ordinary folks once they make up their minds violence is appropriate.