Israeli-Palestinian Murderous Escalation in Context
Following the slaughter of Israeli civilians, including children and elders, the rape of women, and mutilation and burning of bodies by Hamas on October 7, the public reaction in Israel was “Don’t tell me about the context of the occupation and siege of Gaza, forget about critical theories of colonialism and settler colonialism.” A parallel neglect of context took place in reaction to the bombing and killing of thousands of Palestinian...