Tens of thousands of Palestinians are dead. So too are scores of aid workers and journalists. Entire communities have been turned to rubble, leaving residents displaced or homeless.

Israel is more isolated than ever. Europe has turned against free speech. And despite a campus protest movement that rivals the opposition to Vietnam War, the U.S. government remains steadfast in its support for Israel’s war machine.

Drones and AI-enabled warfare have cheapened the value of life, while global crackdowns on dissent herald in a new age of censorship.

These are the contours of a world after the war in Gaza — contours carved deep into the political landscape, deep into reality, not soon to be smoothed out. As we await the Israeli cabinet’s decision on a ceasefire in Gaza, the Middle East — and the world — has been completely reshaped........

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