If a survivor of Israel's many massacres in Lebanon decides in the future to attack targets inside Israel, will the American media (including the Nation) give him/her the right to "self-defense"? That "right" is automatically granted to Israel anytime it attacks Arabs. And when Western media use words like "excessive," "disproportionate," "counterproductive," or "inappropriate" I know that they are covering up, and providing pretests and justifications for Israeli aggression.