With the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts dragging on, the threat of further conflicts or wars breaking out elsewhere has intensified. What we are seeing is the global community, completely absorbed in the communication medium, has become entirely divided from within.
An incident at a family gathering in Varanasi bore testimony to this. Three youngsters were at the gathering. The trio struck up a conversation on the Israel-Hamas conflict, while they were relaxing after taking part in some religious rituals. The youngest of the three had initiated the discussion. What was surprising, though, was their legitimization of Israel’s retaliatory actions. The youngest held the belief that Palestinians were facing the consequences of their actions and advocated the continuation of Israel’s action as a means to be taught a lasting lesson.
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