Three weeks into this latest eruption of violence, one emotion prevails. It’s what I felt as news broke of more than a thousand Israelis being murdered on 7 October. The same as Gaza is pounded night after night, Palestinians slaughtered in their thousands; or when I hear of civilians routinely killed by Israeli weapons in the West Bank, long before the world once again took notice. I worry for the safety of loved ones in the region. Yes, harrowing images shock. But really, I’m struck, again, by a total lack of surprise at all that’s happening: these events all feel...