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Images coming out of Israel and Gaza are horrifying—but we mustn’t look away
Videos from the conflict are so harrowing I flinch to view them. But while people risk their lives to capture these images, it’s the least I can do to confront them
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Is peace still possible? Avraham Burg, former speaker of the Israeli Knesset, says human dignity will triumph over violence in the Middle East, while Khaled Mansour says the war will reshape the region and the rules of conflict

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