There are few things in human history as old as blood libels. For centuries, whenever a child turned up dead, local Jews were blamed. The truth is an afterthought. What’s important for anti-Semites is the fact that the death of a child provided an opportunity to vilify Jews.

This virulently anti-Semitic tradition of blood libel made famous in the Middle Ages in Europe has continued in the modern Middle East. Often, when a child passes away in the Palestinian territories, those around the child will look for ways to blame Israel in some capacity. Dead children are used as props. Sadly, we’ve come to expect it.