Humanizing the Humanitarian Crisis in the Middle East

Countless fingers of blame have been pointed since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas in Israel and Israel’s military response in Gaza. However, assigning culpability to one side or the other will not bring peace to the Middle East, speakers at Duke argued Monday. But recognizing the humanity of both peoples is essential.

“To say that one side is good, and the other side is evil is not helpful and doesn’t take us anywhere,” said Abdullah Antepli. The associate professor of the practice of