The inhuman toll of human war - Palestine bleeds

Abstract

The current crisis due to the Israeli-Palestine conflict has reignited the question of the nature of human warfare and the destruction that ensues. Given the ancient history of human wars it is not surprising that nations still go to war over petty issues; however it is indeed pitiable that despite modern progress and knowledge, the yawning gap of strife in human relations still persists and leads to large scale destructive activities. Moreover, human progress has also caused the creation of weapons much more lethal than in the past, so that it has facilitated the induction of wars as a means to solve contentious issues that could be resolved with goodwill and mutual understanding on the part of all stakeholders.