For some days now I've been contemplating the good that might come from Israel's war with Iran. And though this result is a long way away, it occurs to me that one lesson to be learned would be the horrific consequences of war. I know it's been said many times before, but perhaps that's because humanity has still not heard the message. Maybe we should all take a minute to think about the children of Gaza (also the name of a fictional novel that I will never find the time to write). Those innocents have undergone two years without being able to go to school due to the terrifying recurrence of rockets exploding above their heads and on their friends. The sound alone over such an extended length of time must be devastating. Will Israelis learn this lesson, now experiencing the trauma of what they've been inflicting on Gaza? Somehow I doubt it. Rather, the prevalence of religious dogma tends to stimulate a hatred of the other faster than self-examination.
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