This is at the root of the problem. We need to replace “us and them” with “we.” Innocent people have been killed on both sides. Children have been killed on both sides. None of them deserved to die. One of the worst things we can do is choose sides and add to the separation between people. There are no unimportant people, and Hamas is not another name for Palestinians, anymore than Jews being stereotyped as troublemakers. There is no right and wrong side. There’s plenty of right and wrong on both sides. Choosing sides just adds to the problem. They are all people. Everyone should be treated with dignity, and until people can see themselves in everyone else’s faces, conflicts like these will continue.