ViewpointsOpinionReporting on War on Israel Shaped by Old Narrative About the West‘The Chatham House Version’ diagnoses West’s tendency to blame itselfSavePrintA photograph shows rockets launched towards Israel from the northern Gaza Strip in Gaza City, Gaza, on May 14, 2021. Fatima Shbair/Getty ImagesRoger Kimball5/23/2021|Updated: 5/25/2021CommentaryIt is said that the first casualty of war is truth.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentRoger KimballAuthorRoger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”Author’s Selected ArticlesStillbirth of a Meme, With a Brief Cadenza on ‘Lawfare’Jun 03, 2024Annals of the Art World: Everything Old Is New AgainMay 30, 2024Is Utilitarianism Useful?May 20, 2024A Healing Zephyr of a BookMay 15, 2024Related TopicsIsraelHamasThe Chatham House VersionElie Kedourie