And is it taking proper care to spare civilians in the crowded Strip?A British government manual on the laws of war admits that, for example, the principle of proportionality "is not always straightforward", not least because attempting to reduce the danger to civilians may increase the risk to one's own forces.
For example, the principle of proportionality is also reflected in ethical frameworks that have sought to define appropriate restrictions on rights.
In these examples, as well as many others, that constant-of-proportionality is related to G, the gravitational constant.
Often the relation was one of proportionality, as, for example, when the price level rose in direct proportion to an increase in money.
Perhaps one other historical example might provide us with some due sense of proportionality.
The idea of proportionality in just war theory is an example of such a rule: killing in war is justifiable if it promotes general long-term happiness.
While it is possible to test for a lack of proportionality, power is often limited in most situations (for example, short follow-up time or heavy censoring).
Just at the moment, in Scotland, the government, the Scottish Executive, the opposition parties, are all of the view for example that a recent compromise reached at the Fisheries Council violates the principle of proportionality.
In cases of proportionality violation, we included the interaction term in the model to correct for the non-proportionality.
This concept of proportionality is crucial.
