Circles of sorrow emerge from the grim arithmetic of war

It’s either a just peace with a safe and viable homeland for both parties to this festering conflict, or Toni Morrison’s loud cry, with no top and no bottom, just circles and circles of sorrow. Over to you, Justin Trudeau.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured in Canada in 2012, could opt for a more targeted approach to taking out Hamas that would avoid the territory becoming a killing field beyond imagination, writes Michael Harris.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

October 30, 2023

HALIFAX—While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau grapples with the public request from 23 of his own MPs to advocate for a ceasefire in the Gaza War, he might want to read the following passage: “It was a fine cry—loud and long—but it had no bottom and it had no top, just...

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