Tough one today, folks.

For the last year, I've been trying to stress that the West deeply misunderstands Israel to serve its own mythic ends, then is shocked when this distinct state--with its own culture, politics, & aims--acts in ways that differ from expectations.

Two news items from Sunday shouldn't shock anyone: at least, not if we remember that we *do not have* an international consensus to be governed.

And building one--if possible--will take a long, long time.
https://onlysky.media/mclark/ethnoreligious-war-and-the-struggle-for-a-global-secular-commons/