A Moral Vacuum
Since the Hamas attacks on October 7th, the whole world, or at least it certainly feels like that, has been scrambling to make sense of what happened on that day, what happened in 1948, what happened in 70 A.D. and whatever had happened before then. Everyone has rushed to learn the history of the region, the people, the conflict. And the problem with learning about Israel-Palestine and all that comes with it is that one is dealing with a region so historically dense, so politically fraught, and featuring key stakeholders who are so impeccably masterful at the art of propaganda. It is astonishing to see both sides in the current conflict have such disregard for the basic morals and ethics that have guided most of the modern world. On the Israeli, Zionist side, having exclusive ownership of this land is their innate birth-right. That is their guiding principle. Having been exiled in the Babylonian Captivity in the 6th century BCE and in the Jewish-Roman wars recorded somewhat one-si...