Why Killing the Hamas Chairman Could Prevent Escalation
The death of a failed predecessor can have a clarifying effect.
August 2, 2024
A question of metaphors.
To explain both the perniciousness of anti-Semitic thinking and the rapidity with which it seems to spread, many have reached for metaphors of infection. While acknowledging the usefulness of such imagery, Eve Garrard observes that it also has its limitations: most notably, that diseases can’t “ever choose or be held morally responsible for anything.” She suggests an alternative: addiction.
The death of a failed predecessor can have a clarifying effect.
A report from the first American general to visit the war zone.
A question of metaphors.
Carry on Shabbat.
Likely from a Herodian building project.
To explain both the perniciousness of anti-Semitic thinking and the rapidity with which it seems to spread, many have reached for metaphors of infection. While acknowledging the usefulness of such imagery, Eve Garrard observes that it also has its limitations: most notably, that diseases can’t “ever choose or be held morally responsible for anything.” She suggests an alternative: addiction.
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