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Once again, I will begin this week’s article with a brief discussion of the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas (see my previous articles\u00a0\u201cEscalating Conflict,\u201d<\/a>\u00a010\/10\/23, \u201cThe Importance of Building Relationships,\u201d<\/a>\u00a010\/17\/23, “Is Life Being Respected”<\/a> 10\/24\/23).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel has now begun sending ground troops into Gaza. They are attacking specific Hamas targets. They have rescued one hostage. With this next phrase in the “war”, I put forth the same question as before, is Israel’s response justified? There are more deaths, injuries, and destruction. Is it justified? I don’t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people may want to say it’s no different than what we did in Afghanistan and Iraq (the second time). I know I wonder that. This leads me to wonder about the “probability of success” criteria for just war (see my article “Just War Theory”<\/a>). Were our efforts in Afghanistan successful? Who is in power now in Afghanistan? The Taliban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t know the answer. I do know we are called to learn from the past. I know the attacks by Hamas must be stopped. I ask the Lord to guide those involved to know how to bring peace to a very troubled situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s all I have to say for today. I’ve run out of ideas to write about. Is there something you would like me to write about in future articles? Is there something you have heard about in the news that you would like to know what the Catholic Church says about? Is there some Catholic teaching that you don’t understand? Now is your opportunity to ask a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of this article, you will see a line of smaller print. In that smaller print you will see the word “comment.” If you click on that, it will give you the opportunity to post a comment. You may enter your comment or question there. Please note that your comment or question will not be publicly visible until I approve it (protection against spam). I’ll approve your comment and provide a response by either replying to your comment or by writing a new article if the length of my response warrants it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peace,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fr. Jeff <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once again, I will begin this week’s article with a brief discussion of the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas (see my previous articles\u00a0\u201cEscalating Conflict,\u201d\u00a010\/10\/23, \u201cThe Importance of Building Relationships,\u201d\u00a010\/17\/23, “Is Life Being Respected” 10\/24\/23). Israel has now begun sending ground troops into Gaza. They are attacking specific Hamas targets. They have rescued one …<\/p>\n

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