An interesting debate

I figured I would give this a try.... I plan to write on topics ranging from politics, culture, travel, and everything in between! Enjoy and leave comments!

As some of you may know, I am currently studying at the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom. I am taking a course on international law. In my discussion of 15 people, I am the only American... a first for me. Anyway, today we spoke about the legality of Israel's 1976 decision to raid the Entebbe Airport in Uganda, where nearly 100 Israelis were held captive after their Air France plane was hijacked by terrorists. The operation was able to save nearly all of the hostages; however, Yoni Netanyahu, the future prime minister's older brother lost his life as the commander of the operation. Student after student declared that Israel's actions were illegal because the Israelis had violated the sovereignty of Uganda's territory. Nevertheless, I held the view that Israel had a fundamental responsibility to protect its nationals abroad. Clearly the international law on the issue is murky; nevertheless, many countries, including the United States have taken steps to protect their citizens abroad (i.e. in Iran) without as much vilification as Israel saw after their necessary action.