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May 22, 2025 Justice built of mercy and humility

In the Monitor’s newsroom this afternoon, we were joined by a thoughtful group of visiting journalists from Israel. They asked how we look at a world in turmoil and find empathy. We wanted to learn what enabled them to keep reporting their country’s most prolonged conflict without yielding to discouragement or despair.

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