How History Repeats

This week starts with a several-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip—though as I write this I am reading reports of a strike in Gaza City. So as those who can remember a few years back might recall, these sorts of Israeli–Palestinian conflicts take a certain, almost prescribed course. The New York Times today charts the parallel narratives through the use of small multiples comparing rockets fired from Gaza and cumulative deaths.

Comparing the three most recent conflicts
Comparing the three most recent conflicts

Credit for the piece goes to Jeremy Ashkenas, Archie Tse, and Karen Yourish.


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