Commentary: Black or white? Wrong or right? Don't rush to take sides on complex issues such as Israel-Hamas conflict

• Main Authors: ONG, Siow-heng, ONG, Benjamin Joshua
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics; Political Science; Social Influence and Political Communication
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7360; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8359/viewcontent/Commentary__Black_or_white__Wrong_or_right__Don_t_rush_to_take_sides_on_complex_issues_such_as_Israel_Hamas_conflict___TODAY_17_Oct_2023__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

While responses to the Israel-Hamas conflict have been bitterly divided, they showcase a common phenomenon of people viewing complex situations in black-and-white terms. But how did we get here?