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An existential evil

Israel's battle is a war for civilisation against barbarism

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Melanie Phillips
Oct 11, 2023
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Joshua fighting Amalek; from the Philip Medhurst Bible collection

At some point, past experience tells us, pressure from public opinion is likely to become intense over the number of civilians who will be said to have been killed in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. 

In previous wars, Israel has been accused of flouting international law by wilfully killing c…

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