Monday March 12, 2012

I've Been Thinking:

After several days of rocket fire from Gaza Benny Gantz, the Israel chief of staff, made a comment that was somewhat surprising.
Gantz said that Israel would continue to respond to the rocket fire with "force and sensitivity."

What a poor choice of words. So many expressions could have been used - but to say sensitivity?

He could have said "with force and surgical precision." He could have said "responsibly." He could have used the international league term "commensurate force" or said "proportional response."

He could have coupled the term force with "wise" or "justifiable."

But sensitive? That is not what the IDF should be when it comes to Gaza and the indiscriminate shooting of rockets into Israel.

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