A plea for peace

In the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, can we choose peace over taking sides?

With the horrific reports of violence coming out of Israel and Gaza, and the voluminous commentary accompanying them, it is difficult to resist taking sides. Opinions fly fast and furious on social media. If one is hooked, it seems hard to take things in slowly, process them, and figure out what they mean at a human level beyond ideology and realpolitik.

Those, including myself, who consider all life to be sacred and precious, feel reluctant to play the game of right versus wrong in a situation where everyone seems to be losing. Bloodshed, whether it is in the name of