Israel continues to claim victimhood, even as it slaughters children in Iran – Mondoweiss

In the early hours of June 13, Israeli fighter jets struck deep into Iranian territory, targeting military installations, apartment blocks, and reportedly killing senior Iranian officials, including the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The attacks came without warning. They were neither reactive nor defensive. And yet, the Israeli government, true to form, rushed to describe the assault as a “preemptive strike”—as if the law bends itself to match the anxieties…