The Syrian Catastrophe and the World’s Deafening Silence

The word tragic has often been used to describe the civil war in Syria, but it is a pale description of the raging madness on the ground.
The Syrian Catastrophe and the World’s Deafening Silence
Musa, a 25-year-old Kurdish marksman, looks at the destroyed Syrian town of Kobani, on Jan. 30, 2015. Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
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The word tragic has often been used to describe the civil war in Syria, but it is a pale description of the raging madness on the ground. The bloodletting and massive destruction that has swept the nation is not a mere tragic event; the magnitude of the destruction and loss of lives is catastrophic by any measure unseen since the horror of World War II.

The world is largely watching with apathy, and those with unique interests in the conflict play politics with the lives of hundreds of thousands of Syrians who died in vain as there is no salvation in death while unspeakable anguish and pain still await the living.

The word tragic has often been used to describe the civil war in Syria, but it is a pale description of the raging madness on the ground.
Alon Ben-Meir
Alon Ben-Meir
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