Responses to war, A Commentary by Peter Leyland
“Responses to war”, A Commentary For this blog I have returned to my theme of two years ago when part of the world seemed to spiral out of control so violently that it was impossible to see how sworn enemies could ever be reconciled. My subject now again is war and is an account of how I have tried to come to terms with its horror, such as that precipitated by the massacre of Israelis by their Palestinian neighbours on October 7th 2023, and the Israeli response. Not far from where I live is a meeting place for The Religious Society of Friends, better known as Quakers. The Meeting House and its surrounding rooms contain an extensive library, and it was there a few weeks ago, that I entered The Meeting House and visited the library before the meeting began. I looked at the section on Quaker ...