Nothing justified Oct 7. Does Oct 7 justify everything?*

Ta-Nehisi Coates travels among Palestinians. A US policy veteran sums it all up

Gaza, roughly two months after Israel responded to the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack with a sustained bombing campaign, which still continues. Image by Emad El Byed, Unsplash

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