Israel, Palestine: I will repay.

Also: the US, China, Ukraine, Russia and Central Asia.

Moses sees the Promised Land from afar, James Tissot, c1896-1902, gouache on board, Jewish Museum, New York.

ISRAEL. PALESTINE. I will repay.

Calls for restraint miss the point.

Israel ordered a full siege of Gaza on Monday, with "no electricity, no food, no fuel." Hamas on Monday said one hostage would be executed for every Israeli strike. The UN, China, …