War Handwavium

One of the biggest things condemned by the Goldstone report is Israel’s “Dahiya Doctrine”.

Dahiya doctrine: An approved defense strategy of Israel stating that civilians will be held accountable for their leaders’ acts.

Israeli Defense Force Northern Command Chief Gadi Eisenkot said that in the next clash with Hizbullah, Israel won’t bother to hunt for tens of thousands of rocket launchers and Israel won’t spill its soldiers’ blood in attempts to overtake fortified Hizbullah positions. Rather, Israel shall destroy Lebanon and won’t be deterred by the protests of the world.

Compare the Dahiya doctrine with something like, oh, just say, the Geneva Convention which prohibits collective punishment on civilian populations, and you can see why the Goldstone report found Israel in gross violation of international law.

http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/11/2009111174626931966.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahiya_strategy

http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3605863,00.html