Lobby Whistles Up Cordesman to “Prove” Israel Waged a Clean War in Gaza

The Cleanser

Anthony H. Cordesman, a leading military analyst from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has published a “strategic analysis” of the Gaza massacre.(1) He reaches the remarkable conclusion that “Israel did not violate the laws of war.”  The report is based on “briefings in Israeli [sic] during and immediately after the fighting made possible by a visit sponsored by Project Interchange, and using day-to-day reporting issued by the Israeli Defense Spokesman.”  Cordesman omits mention that Project Interchange is funded by the American Jewish Committee.