123. In a time of war, nurture empathy with history

The Israel-Gaza Crisis, as the United Nations describes the situation, has shocked the world, and confronted us with the difficulties of living in a time of war. How can we respond to these shocking events mindfully, given the torrents of emotion coursing around the world? How can we use history not to nurse grievance, but to nurture empathy, and so to restore peace? I address these questions through many viewpoints in this show - the debates this week at the United Nations Security Council, the reflections of historian Simon Schama, the insights of a new history of World War II, and the grief and wisdom of two great woman poets.

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