Was the reaction of Germany and Austria at the outset of WW1 to the assasination of Archduke Ferdinand "proportionate"? If one criticizes the invasion of Serbia by Austria as disproportionate, is that necessarily a defense of Princip's actions and of the Black Hand?
Further question: What are the significant analogies/disanologies involved in the case of Israel's invasion of Lebanon? One that comes to mind is Hezbollah's position in the Lebanese government, which I don't believe the Black Hand had any position in govenment. On the other hand, the Lebanese government is not identical with Hezbollah; the President is Christian, in fact.
Of course, in trying to wrap my head around this complex situation and suggesting that Israel may have been more restrained rather than escalating violence against Palestinian and Lebanese populations that had nothing to do with the abduction/capture of the three soldiers, I am clearly being an anti-Semite. . . or something.
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