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Mitchell Plitnick, on skipping the Israeli Presidential Conference. Friday, in Souciant.
It cannot be so simple that the actions of Hamas and Hezbollah justify the occupation of the Palestine. If they do, then the situation is a perpetual one. International Law isn't a matter of convenience, and breaking International Law must bring shame and have a cost if it is to have any purpose. External pressure and shame gives Israel the ability to act in rational manner and to reject reactionary politics and the intractable complications that they bring. In that sense, Hawking is doing Israel a favor.