The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for the first time opens the door for the U.S. to respond using traditional military force.According to the Guardian of Tuesday, November 1, 2011:
Internet services in the West Bank and Gaza have come under "sustained attack" by unknown hackers in multiple locations, according to officials.
"There has been a sustained attack since the morning from many sources in many countries," said Palestinian Authority spokesman Ghassan Khatib. "It is deliberate and continuous."......
The telecoms minister, Mashour Abu Daqqa, told Reuters that "all Palestinian IP addresses have been exposed to a focused, organised attack from abroad. I think this is organised by a state".
The Government of the United States is seeking to deny membership in the United Nations to Palestine, apparently primarily on the basis that the territory it claims is largely militarily occupied by another country. The United States is apparently ready to use a Security Council veto to prevent Palestinian membership.
Would it not then be logical for the United States to bring the cyber attack on Palestine to the Security Council as an Act of War and to propose United Nations sanctions on the attacking nation?
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