An Israeli general appeared in the Supreme Court to defend the assassination of a Palestinian terrorist who killed 15 civilians. Maj. Gen. Dan Halutz, who as Israel Air Force chief ordered a July 2002 air strike on Hamas mastermind Salah Shehada, addressed the Supreme Court on Thursday in response to a petition filed by left-wing intellectuals against his upcoming promotion to deputy chief of military staff.
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