Alan Dershowitz: The criminal cynicism of Hamas that deliberately places Palestinian civilians in harm’s way in Gaza – Those who protest civilian deaths apply a double standard that blames only Israel when the true responsibility lies with Hamas | the Guardian

As Israel persists in its military efforts – by ground, air and sea – to protect its citizens from deadly Hamas rockets, and as protests against Israel increase around the world, the success of the abominable Hamas double war crime strategy becomes evident. The strategy is as simple as it is cynical: provoke Israel by playing Russian roulette with its children, firing rockets at kindergartens, playgrounds and hospitals; hide behind its own civilians when firing at Israeli civilians; refuse to build bunkers for its own civilians; have the TV cameras ready to transmit every image of dead Palestinians, especially children; exaggerate the number of civilians killed by including as „children“ Hamas fighters who are under 18, and as „women“, female terrorists.