The Moral Challenge of the Current War
Every innocent Palestinian killed is a victim of Hamas.
October 11, 2023
How can we share dormitories and classrooms with students who would make excuses if we were hacked to death by terrorists tomorrow?
Of course, it’s not just governments that risk falling into moral confusion, and it’s not just large international organizations with outsized budgets that propagate it. At Harvard, a group of over 30 student organizations quickly responded to Saturday’s atrocities with a statement that they “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.” Similar declarations emerged from other top-tier colleges, like the 50 student groups at University of California, Berkeley who joined together to express “unwavering support for the resistance in Gaza.”
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Login or SubscribeEvery innocent Palestinian killed is a victim of Hamas.
How can we share dormitories and classrooms with students who would make excuses if we were hacked to death by terrorists tomorrow?
The Kremlin has been cultivating its relationship with Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Let’s hope his administration transforms his words into deeds.
“Trust me, I will come. Nobody can stop me.”