As I follow along the various and winding discursive paths, I’m coming to the conclusion that there’s nothing anyone can say about Gaza and Israel now that is not going to be redundant.  If I knew how to do it, I’d design a chart with the following apparently constant elements that flow into and out of each other in varied combinations:

Claim  — Counter-claim

Critique

Apologetic (e.g. what would you do under shelling/under occupation?)

Media

Picture

Text

Orientation (moral, poltical)

Sympathy

Solidarity

Faux neutrality

Affect (moral)

Anger & outrage

Sorrow & sadness

Confusion & consternation

Cynicism

Analytic (political, historical)

Strategy & tactics

Motives & interests

Context

Law

Media