The ubiquity of video cameras in the world has given us the opportunity to see things in war that were often unseen. The Washington Post has posted two videos, one of the effects of Israeli bomb strikes in the Gaza Strip and the other from the Israeli Defense Forces, that give us a sense of how the conflict between Israel and Hamas is being conducted. Warning: the video of the bomb effects in the Gaza Strip is graphic. What is clear from both videos is that there is no such thing as a “surgical” strike in an area as densely populated as the Gaza.
The outbreak of the Ebola Virus in West Africa continues to spread with a total of 844 cases including 518 deaths in the epidemic that began in February. The World Health Organization has begun strenuous efforts to contain the disease, but, while progress has been made in Guinea, the cases continue to rise in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Buddhists in Sri Lanka have begun attacking Muslims in the country, paralleling the violence against the Muslim minority in Myanmar. The violence is being perpetrated by the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) (Buddhist Power Force), an organization that was established in 2012. Sri Lanka is no stranger to ethnic and religious violence, and the United Nations is investigating the violence. Many believe that the BBS has the support of the Sri Lanka government, which is also resisting investigations into alleged atrocities against the Tamil community during the long civil war in the country.
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