Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon slammed the US State Department’s message on Wednesday night, according to which the US is concerned by Israel’s use of exaggerated force against ‘Palestinian’ Arab terrorists.

“We’re using exaggerated force? If someone is killed for waving a knife, that’s called using exaggerated force? All around the world there are talks about our high standards. Envoys have come to Israel to see how we acted during Operation Protective Edge.”