I thought I got used the perennial cycle of violence that afflicts the Middle East. But after Hamas’ assault on Israel I realise that it is only now that we are truly confronted with the sight of a morally decadent mode of warfare haunting the region.
There will be a lot of discussion and debate on the causes of the current war in Israel. Fingers will be pointed in all kinds of directions and all the different parties will blame each other and seek to excuse their behaviour. No doubt there were times over the years when individual fighters on all sides behaved badly. However, the barbaric behaviour of Hamas is qualitatively different to the normal violence that the different sides inflict on one another.
