Behind the pictures of a fateful Monday

Weak leadership and dogmatic inflexibility on the Palestinian side are providing excuses for many in Israel to expand settlements

Everybody in his right mind can only be saddened by the spilling of blood; each dead casualty is a human tragedy. So, there is no underestimating the extent of the drama that was played at the Gaza-Israel border on Monday, May 14, leading to 60 deaths (till the time of writing this piece) on the Palestinian side. This, as the United States was inaugurating its new embassy in Jerusalem. As could be expected, there’s been widespread expression of outrage and protest — real or for show— across the world.

However, beyond the emotional reactions, it is useful to analyse what is