Originally Published in Madras Courier
Editorial Note
Denying the right to a dignified life is as much a moral turpitude as unlawfully taking lives.
Hamas, the acronym for Islamic Resistance Movement, has different etymology and semantics in both Arabic and Hebrew, denoting zeal in the former and violence in the latter. However, on October 7, 2023, the militant organisation from Gaza perpetrated one of the most dastardly and horrendous crimes in recent history, which was anything but zealous and brave.