"Demolishing the homes of Arab civilians... Shooting handcuffed prisoners... Forcing local Arabs to test areas where mines may have been planted..."

These sound like the sort of accusations made by British and other European officials concerning Israel's recent actions in Jenin. In fact, they are descriptions from official British documents concerning the methods used by the British authorities to combat Palestinian Arab terrorism in Jenin and elsewhere in 1938.

That's the fascinating beginning of an article in the Jerusalem Post, that describes how there are no new things under the sun.

EXACTLY!!! This is something that I have been talking about for a long time. It is amazing how quick the powers that put the Israelis into power are quick to also chastise them for doing things that all have done to further the security and existence of their own nations. The British not only had this policy but were also the precursors to concentration camps during the Boer War as we were during WWII with our own Japanese citizens and not to mention the extermination of Native Americans. I am not trying to say that we or our British friends are wrong or right I am just saying those who live in glass houses, etc. etc. I do support "extreme" measures when it furthers the policy of a nation, in order to secure said nations existence. But let's not be hypocritical.