Madeleine Albright to CNN: Israel Is ‘Overdoing’ It in Gaza

While our current secretary of state John Kerry is under fire for sarcastically joking about Israel’s “pinpoint operation” in Gaza, one former secretary of state echoed those sentiments during an appearance on CNN Tuesday afternoon. Speaking to Wolf Blitzer, Madeleine Albright said she thinks Israel is “overdoing” it with its offensive into the Gaza Strip and losing some of its “moral authority” in the process.

“I do think the point has to be made, if rockets are being shot at Israel, that Israel does have a right to defend itself,” Albright said. “But the bottom line is the question of proportionality.”

Blitzer singled out her use of the word “proportionality,” asking Albright if she believes Israelis are “overreacting to the provocation” from Hamas. “Are they going too far when you use the word proportionality?” he asked.

“I do think it’s very hard to watch the number of Palestinians that are being killed, innocents. It is hard to dispute the fact that, as Prime Minister

Netanyahu has said, that, in fact, there are innocents being put in the way in order to act as shields,” she said. “But the bottom line is, I think that this is hurting Israel’s moral authority. I do think that it looks as though they are overdoing, which is why I think there has to be more emphasis on the fact that they have accepted the cease-fire.”

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