Dear friends, We have all been stunned by what has happened since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel—which included the killing of many Israeli civilians: An atrocity and a war crime—and the Israeli government's response, for which civilians living in the Gaza Strip have paid dearly. In this Substack installment, I try to take stock of what has occurred, to put recent events in wider context, and to explore what they imply for finding a way out of the endless cycle of violence in which Israelis and Palestinians have been trapped for decades.
Thoughts on Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel
Thoughts on Hamas’s October 7 attack on…
Thoughts on Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel
Dear friends, We have all been stunned by what has happened since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel—which included the killing of many Israeli civilians: An atrocity and a war crime—and the Israeli government's response, for which civilians living in the Gaza Strip have paid dearly. In this Substack installment, I try to take stock of what has occurred, to put recent events in wider context, and to explore what they imply for finding a way out of the endless cycle of violence in which Israelis and Palestinians have been trapped for decades.