Source: Common Dreams
by James Zogby
“Followers of policy and political developments in Israel/Palestine must be struck by the degree to which the tactics employed are disconnected from desired ends and by how some leaders’ and movements’ obsession with their mistaken path distracts them while they dangerously march themselves and their followers off a cliff. With specific attention to the tactics and behaviors of Hamas and Israel, three stories from different religious traditions come to mind. … there’s a wonderful old Buddhist tale that goes something like this: ‘One day a group of disciples approached the Buddha asking him to show them the way to the moon. The Buddha silently pointed to the moon. Years later, the students were still studying the Buddha’s finger.’ The simple lesson is to not become so obsessed with or distracted by what is supposed to help you find your way to a goal that you lose sight of the goal itself.” (05/19/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/the-means-and-ends-gaza