‘For peacemakers to be effective, no party in a conflict must get the idea that the peacemakers are against them.’ Photo: by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

‘To be for peace we cannot be against Israel, and we cannot be for Hamas.’

Hold your peace: Keith Braithwaite has a personal take on the conflict in Gaza

‘To be for peace we cannot be against Israel, and we cannot be for Hamas.’

by Keith Braithwaite 23rd February 2024

I find myself reluctant to embrace the term ‘war crime’. It invites us to sometimes say: but this is only war, not a crime.