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SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN. BUT FOR WHAT?

SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN. BUT FOR WHAT?

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Six­teen years before UN Res­o­lu­tion 181 divid­ed Pales­tine into sep­a­rate Jew­ish and Arab states, Mahat­ma Gand­hi not­ed: “If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to car­ry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.”
What is hap­pen­ing to the chil­dren of Gaza nine­ty-two years lat­er is stu­pe­fy­ing proof of how heed­less hatred, venal cru­el­ty and short-sight­ed­ness dis­place gen­tle wisdom.… Read the rest

GAZA: CLOSED MINDS OPEN NOTHING

GAZA: CLOSED MINDS OPEN NOTHING

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As any jour­nal­ist who has cov­ered one can tell you, war encap­su­lates the best and worst of human­i­ty. Pro­tag­o­nists excel at cru­el­ty, bar­barism, hatred and dis­sem­bling. Inno­cent vic­tims dis­play unfath­omable degrees of courage, kind­ness and resilience. Gaza has brought forth a anoth­er ele­ment; pas­sion­ate par­ti­san­ship dri­ven by ill-informed prej­u­dice and intel­lec­tu­al cowardice.… Read the rest