As I watched Israeli soldiers partying amidst the ruins of Gaza, which had been devastated by aerial bombardment, where thousands of children lost their lives, I came to the conclusion that we are once again falling into a great illusion by expecting mercy from Israel and Western states aligned with it as conscientious individuals. We hope for a shred of humanity from Israel because we cannot overcome our conscience in the face of the brutality we witness. But why? The Zionist ideology that built
