The brutality of the Hamas attacks on Israeli citizens reminds us of Isaiah’s denunciation of those who ‘rush to shed innocent blood’ (Isaiah 59:7); yet we concede that Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians over two generations also reminds us of King Ahab’s violent seizure of Naboth’s vineyard (1 Kings 21). Alas, the powers are again doing their worst, bringing horror and bloodshed to Israelis and Palestinians alike.
