Amnesty is the bedrock of this plan. Amnesty is the political equivalent of forgiveness. It is wiping the slate clean and dropping the desire for justice and vengeance. There are already Israelis and Palestinians working together in a dialogue for peace. They know things cannot continue as they have been.

Yikes.

“Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has created and maintained an institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination over Palestinians.”

When educated people respond to an act of savagery not with a defense of civilization, but with a defense of barbarism, it is an early warning system that society itself is breaking down.

“The sick thrill of antisemitism has a price: the surrender of reason, and, with it, of conscience.” - David Mamet

In order to understand the recent events in Israel and Gaza, it is necessary to look back to the historical facts that created this terrible humanitarian crisis which affects innocent civilians on both sides.