Dispatches from the Empire


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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.