Israel, like the US, has not ratified Protocol I of the Geneva Convention, But IDF Advocate General Tomer-Yerushalmi defines differently the 'civilians' who participated in the massacre of innocents.
A conference held among community leaders became a call to arms to address growing indifference to the national security of Israel and the Jewish people
The decline in the favorability of mainstream American views toward Israel has coincided with a rise in antisemitic violence, particularly in large metropolises, promoted by Islamo-Leftist groups.