Some recent statements of quite a few priests, religious and lay persons give the impression that they see Israel-Hamas war as a war between innocent Jews and terrorist Muslims. Some even go to the extent of saying that Muslims may be planning to attack St Peter’s Basilica. These unfortunate statements tend to identify all Muslims with Hamas, which is, in fact, a terrorist organization. But Hamas does not represent all Palestinians.
Login to read moreThe author is the former founder-director of the North Eastern Social Research Centre (NESRC), Guwahati. At present he is Senior Fellow and Researcher at NESRC working mainly on Conflict, Peace, and Displacement issues.