It was inevitable that the current situation in Gaza would get discussed on McC. We used to have a tradition of having spirited and critical discussions of delicate subjects in a forum dubbed The Champagne Room. This seems like as good a time as any to resurrect that tradition.

Here are a few links worth reading that might help stimulate some debate:

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/israel-hamas-war-humanitarian-crisis-gaza

https://thebaffler.com/latest/doomsday-diaries-aziza

https://ijeomaoluo.substack.com/p/a-letter-to-the-friendships-i-have

If you are interested in donating to humanitarian relief, we've got a link for that too:

https://twitter.com/BradyKlopferNBA/status/1712983027767443457