Applebaum wrote that during the Second Intifada, when the Palestinian Authority was at war with Israel. Voice of Palestine is wholly owned by the PA, just as Voice of America is wholly owned by the US government. When a government is at war, any department that is not explicitly flying a white flag can be reasonably regarded as part of its war effort.
Applebaum wrote that during the Second Intifada, when the Palestinian Authority was at war with Israel. Voice of Palestine is wholly owned by the PA, just as Voice of America is wholly owned by the US government. When a government is at war, any department that is not explicitly flying a white flag can be reasonably regarded as part of its war effort.
This implies that journalists from the BBC or NPR could be legitimately targeted as combatants, because they are part of a war effort. In fact, this implies that any civilian that could be implicated as part of a war effort are lawful combatants, despite them not actually being combatants.
Is this an accurate characterization of your view?
Applebaum wrote that during the Second Intifada, when the Palestinian Authority was at war with Israel. Voice of Palestine is wholly owned by the PA, just as Voice of America is wholly owned by the US government. When a government is at war, any department that is not explicitly flying a white flag can be reasonably regarded as part of its war effort.
This implies that journalists from the BBC or NPR could be legitimately targeted as combatants, because they are part of a war effort. In fact, this implies that any civilian that could be implicated as part of a war effort are lawful combatants, despite them not actually being combatants.
Is this an accurate characterization of your view?