France's program to admit students from Gaza has come to an end. I guess having these one of these students on social media urging the killing of all the Jews did not go over very well. France suspends Gaza evacuation program after it admits student accused of sharing antisemitic posts ‘Hamas propagandists have no place in our country,’ said French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau https://forward.com/fast-forward/76...student-accused-of-sharing-antisemitic-posts/ The student has left France and gone to a more Hamas friendly place. Gaza student leaves France after ‘death to Jews’ posts row Nour Attaalah moves to Qatar ‘to continue her studies’ after French foreign ministry brands her comments ‘unacceptable’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/04/gazan-student-france-death-jews-posts/
He’s never managed so much in life, too wedded to his conditioning as a corporate drone. Now we’re treated to his late-stage delusions of sage counsel. And though we could easily bring his world crashing down, we choose instead the sometimes counterintuitive restraint of the morally literate. Good on us but things are a lot deeper when he is absent.
Hamas does Goebbels proud Terrorist group recycles the Nazis' hatred https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/5/hamas-goebbels-proud/
She fed 100K Gazan families for free – now terrorists and local merchants want her dead 'I will continue delivering aid to the people who need it, no matter the threats. That’s my promise,' says Sarah Awaidah https://www.foxnews.com/world/she-f...-now-terrorists-local-merchants-want-her-dead "There’s a lot of private sector businessmen – some associated with Hamas and other political groups – who try to use aid to make millions," she said. "Because there’s such a shortage of goods, and prices are so high, some steal aid and sell it in the market. Others try to take over the supply routes so they can resell it." According to Awaidah, her team’s success threatened those who profit from scarcity. By flooding the market with free goods, they not only fed families but also drove down the inflated prices charged for basics like sugar and flour. "If there’s no sugar in Gaza, and we bring it in for free, they can’t keep selling it at outrageous prices," she said. "So we became their problem."
But what makes for good judgement on situations so far out of the direct experience of ordinary people? Good judgment in a situation like Gaza, a conflict saturated with history, propaganda, trauma, and moral hazard, requires more than knowledge or passion. It demands a difficult blend of principles, clarity, and humility. Here are the core elements: 1. Moral Consistency Avoid applying one standard to one side and a different standard to the other. If you condemn bombing civilians in Kyiv, you must do so in Gaza. If hostage-taking offends you, that must hold regardless of the captor. Without consistency, judgment becomes tribal rather than moral. 2. Historical Awareness, Without Excuses Understand the history, colonialism, dispossession, wars, failed peace processes, not to justify violence, but to comprehend why people act as they do. History explains, but it does not absolve. A good judge sees context, not excuses. 3. Skepticism of Simplistic Narratives If one side seems all evil and the other all good, you’re likely being manipulated. Propaganda thrives in war, especially in democracies trying to manage consent. Be wary of emotional bait, decontextualized footage, and selective outrage. 4. Valuing Civilian Life Universally Every civilian death is a tragedy, not a tactic. Civilians are not acceptable collateral damage in pursuit of political or military goals. If your judgment treats some lives as less valuable, it's no longer moral judgment, it's nationalism or tribalism in disguise. 5. Awareness of Power Dynamics Power must answer to higher standards. The more military, economic, or media dominance a side has, the more caution and restraint should be expected. Moral judgment is not blind to power; it is often most needed where power is greatest. 6. Capacity for Empathy Without Losing Clarity Good judgment doesn’t require neutrality, but it does require the capacity to imagine the suffering of the other side. Not to excuse their actions, but to see their humanity. Dehumanization is the grease that keeps the machinery of war running. 7. Resisting Despair or Nihilism It’s easy to say “both sides are awful” and walk away. But good judgment includes the courage to stay engaged, to call out atrocities even if no one listens, and to advocate for justice even when it seems impossible. 8. Willingness to Be Unpopular In war, truth is often treason. Standing against your own "side" when they commit wrongs can get you labeled a traitor. But good judgment may demand exactly that, a refusal to trade your integrity for the comfort of belonging. Good judgment doesn’t mean having all the answers. It means asking the right questions, applying the same moral lens to both allies and enemies, and refusing to become the thing you’re condemning.