The continuing bloodshed suits both Hamas and Israel

Judging by the rhetoric being used by both sides after the discovery of the bodies of the abducted Israeli teenagers, violence will again be the method of choice for Hamas and the Israeli government.

I condemn these murders, but coverage of them contrasts with the coverage of the numerous, nameless Palestinian children killed over the years by indiscriminate IDF attacks.

The murder of Israelis and the heightened emotions perpetuate the collective punishment of the Palestinians of Gaza, feeding the narratives of Hamas and Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.