If any lesson can be drawn at this dismissal juncture, it must surely be that violence engenders violence …

A year has now passed since Hamas invaded Israel, committing atrocities and taking Israeli and foreign hostages. Hostages have since been murdered, others have died, and many, including women, children, and the elderly, remain in harsh captivity.

Israel’s retaliation has in turn inflicted unspeakable horrors on the people of Gaza, killing and injuring tens of thousands, including women, children and other innocents. Gazan society has been devastated. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced, a humanitarian crisis has ensued and infrastructure across Gaza has been destroyed.

In the West........

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