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Things Worth Remembering: A Time of War
Hamas fires a rocket from Gaza toward Israel on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Hassona via Getty Images)
A passage from the Bible reminds us that the line between peace and horror is alarmingly thin.
By Douglas Murray
10.08.23 — Culture and Ideas
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Welcome to Things Worth Remembering, our Sunday column by Douglas Murray, where he reflects upon the greatest passages of literature. Today, after yesterday’s shocking attack on Israel, he has chosen lines from the Bible. Click below to hear him read from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. 

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Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray is a columnist at The Free Press, and the best-selling author of seven books. His work as a reporter has taken him to Iraq, North Korea, northern Nigeria, and Ukraine. Born in London, he now lives in New York.
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