With a column name like mine, you might think I’d have a lot to say about the new Gaza war. How different could it be from the other wars that obsess me? But just typing that question feels absurd. None of it —my absorption in U. S. military history
THIS NPR piece is extraordinary-- as are the individuals and communities profiled. Including the doctor who started Parents Circle: "Damelin has also helped run a summer camp for bereaved Palestinian and Israeli teens. One of her own grandchildren attended and told her, "This is the best week that I've ever spent in my life."
That collection of voices offers clarity and insight that we badly need right now.
THIS NPR piece is extraordinary-- as are the individuals and communities profiled. Including the doctor who started Parents Circle: "Damelin has also helped run a summer camp for bereaved Palestinian and Israeli teens. One of her own grandchildren attended and told her, "This is the best week that I've ever spent in my life."
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/11/05/1209976575/israel-hamas-war-hope-empathy-personal-stories