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In the Israel-Hamas war, children are the ultimate pawns – and ultimate victims

  • Written by Omer Bartov, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Brown University
imageBoth Palestinian children in Gaza, as shown on left, and Israeli children, as seen on the right, have been hurt, killed and kidnapped in the Israel-Hamas war.Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images/Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

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