Dispatches from the Empire


Israel and Palestinians Blame Each Other for Blast at Gaza Hospital That Killed Hundreds

The ambiguity of this situation is precisely why moral clarity and consistency is so valuable.

Do I think Hamas would launch a rocket to intentionally bomb a Palestinian hospital so they could blame the Israelis? I do.

Do I think if Hamas unintentionally blew up a hospital with a misfired rocket, they’d blame Israel? I do.

Do I think Israel would intentionally bomb a hospital? I do not.

Do I think Israel might blame Hamas if one of their airstrikes — which have been so aggressive and killed hundreds of civilians just this week, to say nothing of the last decade — had unintentionally hit a hospital? I do.

When you don’t know who to believe, who to trust, the world becomes a very scary place…and fast.