Opinion Today: In Israel and Gaza, a terrifying weekend

How turmoil unfolded in the region. 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I am normally relatively Shabbat observant. But Saturday, the day Israel was attacked, felt impossible to spend in typical contemplation — in part because I also spent part of the day on WhatsApp, texting my own family and friends in Israel. By Sunday afternoon the numbers of Israeli dead were estimated as between 700 and 900, with 2,000 wounded, a [devastating](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8xMC8wNy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLW1hcHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQ3NTkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2ODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHXbrI2WfpPnvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) toll. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [advised Gazans to flee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2hhbWFzLWlzcmFlbC1uZXRhbnlhaHUtZ2F6YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDc1OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDY4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUddusjZZ-k-e9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) areas where militants might be located — but how to do so, or where to go, he did not say — as Israel began to fire airstrikes into Gaza. Over 400 Palestinians lay dead as the weekend closed, and the United Nations humanitarian agency reported over 120,000 Gazans were displaced. The number of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas is estimated to be over 150, including music festival goers and children — some last seen in jumpy cellphone video footage. Families of a handful of the captives held a press-conference demanding news of their loved ones. One friend, a journalist, sent me Facebook photos of two murdered friends, a couple. The news feels terribly ugly, and worsening with each alert. I was reminded of the Yehuda Amichai [poem](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0THaHR0cHM6Ly9hbGxwb2V0cnkuY29tL1RoZS1EaWFtZXRlci1PZi1UaGUtQm9tYj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQ3NTkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2ODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHXbrI2WfpPnvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), “The Diameter of the Bomb,” in which he notes that the “four dead and eleven wounded” of a 30 centimeter bomb are in a “larger circle of pain and time.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjMxMDA5JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAwOVcDbnl0QgplHXbrI2WfpPnvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) But the young woman who was buried in the city she came from, at a distance of more than a hundred kilometers, enlarges the circle considerably, and the solitary man mourning her death at the distant shores of a country far across the sea includes the entire world in the circle. Our columnists Tom Friedman and Bret Stephens gave readers an early analysis of the situation as it unfolded on Saturday. As Tom [wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1hdHRhY2stZnJpZWRtYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQ3NTkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2ODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHXbrI2WfpPnvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), “the Gaza-Israel border is only 37 miles long, but the shock waves this war will unleash will not only thrust Israel and the Palestinians of Gaza into turmoil, but will also slam into Ukraine and Saudi Arabia and most likely Iran … This is an incredibly dangerous moment on multiple fronts.” Bret [pushed hard](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0NzU5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0Njg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR126yNln6T571IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) on countries that have helped keep Hamas in power in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s response to the attack showed that “Israel has a clear interest not just in punishing Hamas but also in ending its rule for good,” he wrote. He went on to explain that means thwarting Hamas’s control in Gaza and reconsidering who should rule that region. “Saturday will be remembered as one of the most devastating days in Israel’s history,” [wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2ludGVybmF0aW9uYWwtd29ybGQvaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLWF0dGFjay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDc1OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDY4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUddusjZZ-k-e9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Shimrit Meir, an adviser to a former Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett. But Shimrit notes that Israelis have a great deal of soul searching to do now — not only over how they underestimated Hamas, but in how divisions in Israeli society left the country at risk for external enemies. In my conversations with Palestinians and Israelis alike, all raised the question of the impact of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, the intractability of the conflict and the role played by the current governments, in both Israel and Gaza. Israelis are all turning over military and intelligence failures. In the days to come, we anticipate pieces from a number of voices. Pain will be a universal theme. Saturday evening began the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. It is a festive holiday, typically filled with raucous dancing and music, with joy and singing. I stopped by my synagogue with my young daughter, but we heard the band and thought better of it, and left. It felt wrong. Nothing felt right. Read our coverage below: [[Article Image] Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1hdHRhY2stZnJpZWRtYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQ3NTkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2ODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHXbrI2WfpPnvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Israel’s Worst Day at War The shock waves of the Hamas attack on Israel will reach Iran, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine. By Thomas L. 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By Bret Stephens](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0NzU5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0Njg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR126yNln6T571IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[Article Image] Ahmad Gharabli/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2ludGVybmF0aW9uYWwtd29ybGQvaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLWF0dGFjay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDc1OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDY4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUddusjZZ-k-e9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [GUEST ESSAY Israelis Can No Longer Afford Vicious Infighting The nation acted as if it had the luxury of a vicious internal fight. 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And the world isn’t getting any better, either. 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By Yuval Levin](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2FtZXJpY2FuLXBvbGl0aWNzLWNvbmdyZXNzLXJlZm9ybS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDc1OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDY4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUddusjZZ-k-e9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2FtZXJpY2FuLXBvbGl0aWNzLWNvbmdyZXNzLXJlZm9ybS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDc1OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDY4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUddusjZZ-k-e9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [GUEST ESSAY We Just Saw What the World Is About to Become The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is a harbinger of global disorder. By Georgi Derluguian](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOS9vcGluaW9uL25hZ29ybm8ta2FyYWJha2gtcnVzc2lhLXR1cmtleS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDc1OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDY4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUddusjZZ-k-e9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOS9vcGluaW9uL25hZ29ybm8ta2FyYWJha2gtcnVzc2lhLXR1cmtleS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDc1OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDY4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUddusjZZ-k-e9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [GUEST ESSAY The A.D.H.D. Drug Shortage Is Causing Real Pain The United States cannot continue torturing people who rely on controlled substances to function. By Maia Szalavitz](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2FkaGQtZHJ1Zy1zaG9ydGFnZS1wYWluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0NzU5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0Njg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR126yNln6T571IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2FkaGQtZHJ1Zy1zaG9ydGFnZS1wYWluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0NzU5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0Njg3MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR126yNln6T571IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [GUEST ESSAY My Kind of October Surprise By the time the butterflies finally arrived here, the fall wildflowers were mostly gone. By Margaret Renkl](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2NsaW1hdGUtYnV0dGVyZmxpZXMtcG9sbGluYXRvci1nYXJkZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQ3NTkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2ODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHXbrI2WfpPnvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2NsaW1hdGUtYnV0dGVyZmxpZXMtcG9sbGluYXRvci1nYXJkZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQ3NTkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2ODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHXbrI2WfpPnvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [GUEST ESSAY The Supreme Court Is Not as Politicized as You May Think It operates much more functionally and consensually across its partisan divide than most people realize. By Nora Donnelly and Ethan Leib](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtcmVwdXRhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDc1OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDY4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUddusjZZ-k-e9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtcmVwdXRhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMxMDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDc1OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDY4NzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUddusjZZ-k-e9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-2) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0SYaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI2NTM3JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIzMTAwOSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzEwMDlXA255dEIKZR126yNln6T571IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [GUEST ESSAY Australia Must Finally Listen to Its Indigenous People A referendum would give a voice to a group ignored by the Constitution. By Thomas Mayo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2F1c3RyYWxpYS1yZWZlcmVuZHVtLWluZGlnZW5vdXMtdm9pY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQ3NTkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2ODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHXbrI2WfpPnvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnBnB2P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2F1c3RyYWxpYS1yZWZlcmVuZHVtLWluZGlnZW5vdXMtdm9pY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMTAwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQ3NTkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2ODczJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHXbrI2WfpPnvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [GUEST ESSAY The Quest for Scientific Certainty Is Futile If you accept that you know very little, but hope to know a little more, discovering that you were wrong about something feels exciting rather than painful. 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Why did it end up in the Caribbean, the part of the world that suffered Columbus’s brutality firsthand? 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