In a 2002 op-ed in '' The Nation '' , Falk was highly critical of Operation Defensive Shield , describing it as " state-sponsored terrorism " . He wrote that the view of an " overwhelming majority " of the UN Security Council , and a UN Human Rights Commission inquiry he was a part of , was that suicide bombings took place only after the Palestinians " ran out of military options " , and suicide attacks appeared as the only way to inflict sufficient harm on Israel so that " the struggle could go on " . The UN inquiries found that Israel was responsible for the escalation of violence , and that their military response against the Palestinians constituted a violation of international law . Falk referred to the Passover massacre as " horrifying " , stating that Israel 's response was " equally horrifying "
Passover massacre
Passover massacre
Richard A. Falk