Decoder: The peril of neglecting Middle East peace Atrocious images of the attack on Israel by Hamas or of pitiless Israeli reprisals against the Gaza Strip may prompt us to cast one side or the other as irredeemably evil, beyond the pale of humanity. Shocking as the latest eruption of Middle East violence may be, perhaps we should remind ourselves that all those involved, victims or perpetrators (they may be both) are indeed human beings like us. And as such, capable of the worst...