Här en analys jag långt kan hålla med om.
Det finns de som säger att kriget mot Iran gör världen till en osäkrare plats och att kriget är olagligt. Lagligheten behandlas i följande analys som publicerats i Times of Israel.
När det gäller påverkan av världsläget kan man med säkerhet inte veta vad som i längden är farligast. Men något farligare än Iran med kärnvapen och ännu bättre rustad än idag är svårt att föreställa sig. En regim som utan att tveka dödar sina egna medborgare är säkert beredd att använda alla medel mot dem som de betraktar som sina fiender. Om de allierade slagit till mot Hitlers regim 1938 hade antagligen miljoner mänskoliv räddats. Kriget mot regimen i Iran kan på samma sätt rädda ett okänt antal liv i framtiden. Ingen vet med säkerhet men det skulle antagligen vara oförsvarligt att inget göra.
Yes, Israel's war with Iran is legal
After decades of proxy war and direct missile attacks, this response is not a violation of international law — it is what the right of self-defense was meant to allow
Vladimir Putin, of all people, along with several European leaders, has declared that “the US- Israel war against Iran is illegal under international law.” So does Israel’s military action in Iran, with all its ramifications, meet the test of international law? After the past two and a half years, and the relentless mistreatment of Israel by international bodies, many may find the question beside the point. But it still matters.
The short answer is yes. Throughout this difficult period, Israel has acted in accordance with international law, and it is doing so now. The fundamental rule of customary international law – also reflected in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter – prohibits the use of force. The exception to this rule, and the basis for any state’s legitimate use of force, is the right of self-defense (Article 51 of the UN Charter). That right arises when a state is subjected to an “armed attack.”
As we all know, Iran has been acting against Israel for many years. It deploys Hezbollah and the Houthis against us, and Hamas has effectively been armed and enabled by Iran. Since these forces are subordinate to Iran and operate under its direction, that in itself amounts to an Iranian armed attack on Israel.
But Iran has also attacked Israel directly, without Israel attacking Iran first. In April 2024, Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel, and it attacked Israel again in October 2024. These direct attacks establish, in the clearest possible way, Israel’s right to self-defense...
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