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Darkness of violence must not kill hopes for peace

Escalating global conflict in Israel and Gaza raises the question of whether 'our world is becoming unhinged,' to use the phrase of the beleaguered UN Secretary-General António Guterres. When people’s minds are inundated with the brutalities of cascading atrocities they need to be reminded that the darkness of violence must not kill hopes for peace, writes Doug Roche.

Opinion
BY DOUGLAS ROCHE
October 9, 2023

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