The urgent need right now
La Tribune des Travailleurs (Workers’ Tribune, POID, France). Issue No.410 (11 October 2023) – Editorial Hour after hour, the media revise upwards the number of civilian victims – particularly young people and children – who have lost their lives since 7 October, on both the Israeli and Palestinian sides. Sadly, this toll is set to rise in the coming days if, as announced, the Gaza Strip is crushed under a carpet of bombs, faced with a ground military intervention and its population starved as a result of the merciless blockade imposed by Netanyahu. To which should be added the thousands of children killed by the Israeli army over the last few decades. No democrat, no humanist can remain impassive when faced with the death of a single innocent child, whether Jewish or Arab. But invoking this legitimate and shared emotion is not enough to open the path to a solution. By responding to the Hamas attack with a deluge of metal and fire against 2 million Palestinians trapped in an [...]