It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality. (Alan Dershowitz)

It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality.

Alan Dershowitz

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