Beirut Letter: How many innocent people must be killed or have their lives destroyed in Israel’s pursuit of `military targets’?
Beirut Letter: How many innocent people must be killed or have their lives destroyed in Israel ’s pursuit of ‘military targets’?
During the day, representatives from armies, air forces and navies, humanitarian organisations and academia, discussed case studies involving fictitious countries. They listened to lectures on what is outlawed and what is permissible in war. In the evenings, they ate three-course meals. I was the only journalist there.The question I asked at the closing session was about proportionality.
Though I’ve heard people in Ireland calling this a troubled part of the world, this war was far from inevitable. I know so many Lebanese people who were committed to building their future here, to improving their beautiful country. Some of them still are. The first time I met a big group of friends after the September 23rd escalation in hostilities was almost two weeks later. It felt like a lifeline, a chance to exchange information.
This normalisation might be one of the tricks of war. We stop pointing out the horror and the wrongdoing. We downplay the reality to ourselves, to our families and, as a result, to the world. Sadness or anger impede our ability to work, to function. But maybe we need to hold on to those feelings so we can speak clearly, shout loudly, about the brutality of this?
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