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The growing case for restraint against Hamas

The growing case for restraint against Hamas

Israel needs to know the tolerance of its American ally for massive civilian casualties in Gaza in an open-ended military operation is not unlimited.

Thomas FriedmanContributor

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I am watching the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and thinking about one of the world leaders I’ve most admired: Manmohan Singh.

He was India’s prime minister in late November 2008, when 10 Pakistani jihadi militants from the Lashkar-e-Taiba group, widely believed to be linked to Pakistan’s military intelligence, infiltrated India and killed more than 160 people in Mumbai, including 61 people at two luxury hotels. What was Singh’s military response to India’s version of the attacks of September 11, 2001? He did nothing.

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Thomas FriedmanContributorThomas Friedman is a New York Times columnist.

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