No military in history has been as careful as Israel to minimize civilian casualties in war; no country has been criticized for it like Israel has — including by Canada. That’s the assessment of guests Richard Kemp and John Spencer, former military men and two of the highest authorities on urban warfare. They explain to Brian Lilley the groundbreaking lengths the Israel Defence Forces goes to in Gaza to mitigate harm, and wholeheartedly reject claims against Israel by Prime Minister Mark Carney and his confederates in the United Kingdom, France and Australia who last week recognized a Palestinian state. The antagonism of Canada and its partners suggests they don’t really want Israel to succeed, and are helping Hamas to prolong the war. The West, Kemp and Spencer say, has “blood on its hand

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