“We, the people of the United Nations, determined to save future generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold suffering to mankind.” This is how the UN Charter begins. Since the organization was founded in 1945, the old grievances are still present, and they have emerged stronger. One of them is between Israel and Palestine, which today humanity is looking at full of pain.

It is unimaginable that, despite so much suffering, so much global anxiety, the international community, and especially the great powers, the owners of chess, were unable, due to their own interests, to resolve this ancient dispute. We have not learned the cruel lessons of history: In the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a Nazi officer tells his son that the Jews the boy sees from his window and who are in a concentration camp are not people “… not as we understand people. Don’t worry, you have absolutely nothing in common with them.” This was the thought of the race which believed that the Hebrews were impure. A former ambassador of one of the conflicting states in the current conflict has described members of the other as inhuman animals, and religion is being used to call for the extermination of the other.

How can we continue to call ourselves human if we do not take responsibility for the lives of those who need it most?

Peace is urgent, millions of people need it, on both coasts. But this precious good will not come if it is not supported by justice, by full recognition of the rights of the parties. The previous agreements were insufficient and even deceptive. The 1993 Oslo Accords were implemented late and in part, and they announced that they would resolve issues that were never decided, such as Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees and Israeli settlements, which have since expanded considerably. We must truly desire peace, not sabotage it with violence in order to perpetuate injustices, promoting the division of opposites by the bonds of great power.

Should we change the ethical codes, laws and educational system that teach to resolve disputes peacefully? The Mother of Peace also demands that those responsible for all violations be punished. The victorious countries in the Second World War followed the famous Nuremberg trials against Nazi war criminals and the victims and their families received justice, despite the fact that some lawyers, not entirely exempt from reason, raised objections about the lack of a clear classification of crimes. .crime, which doesn’t happen anymore.

An immediate ceasefire agreement and the return of hostages is essential, and the censorship and restrictions on freedom of expression that have been imposed since the start of the ill-fated battle must be lifted.

How can we continue to call ourselves human if we do not take responsibility for the lives of those who need it most? How to continue living? We had to live in a sad time, like others, it is also one of the struggles to prevent new crimes. “How violent hope is!” said Guillaume Apollinaire. (OR)