Israel, Palestine: Suffer the little children.

Also: Syria, Finland, Estonia, the IMF and Ireland.

Mother protecting her child, Camille Corot, c1855-58, oil on canvas, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

ISRAEL. PALESTINE. Suffer the little children.

The war swiftly moves beyond mere calculus.

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said decapitated babies were among the victims of a Hamas strike at a kibbutz. The Gazan death toll reached at least 950 on Wednesday…