Israelis Begin to Question the Morality of Their War in Gaza
Israeli activists bang pots and pans to protest the starvation of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, on July 24.
Photographer: Maya Alleruzzo/AP Photo
The news on Israel’s main TV channel had just finished a segment on how hunger in Gaza is portrayed around the world when the anchor looked up and said: “Maybe it’s finally time to acknowledge that this isn’t a public relations failure, but a moral one.”
Whether or not it was a Walter Cronkite moment, when the US broadcaster declared on live TV in 1968 that the Vietnam War was unwinnable — a turning point in public opinion — it seemed significant in a country that’s been steadfast in its defense of the war against Hamas in Gaza for 22 months.