Israel

 Israel is at war. And this is being covered by the media as a war. Casualties, strategies, security, destruction, analysis, interviews—the whole thing. But how many times have we seen this hate manifested—intifadas, terrorist acts, Palestinian men throwing rocks at Israeli tanks, walls, destruction of homes, killing of civilians, settlement expansions by Israel. The hate and brutality don’t end.

This life for both sides is the consequence when power and hate are more important than the courage to make peace. But this requires seeing the other as a human being.