The horrifying loneliness of hostage relief

TLDR: Uh oh

I was wrong.

I was wrong to hope for the universality of dual grief, and I understand exactly why the near-universal numbness to the release of the Israeli hostages is happening.

A perfect illustration of it is the vandalism last night at a restaurant in Brooklyn where I have taken my children. This is a picture sent by a friend in a parenting WhatsApp: