A conversation I had yesterday evening led to a common agreement among participants that it’s a terrible shame just how much the world has forgotten that there is a war raging in Yemen. No problem to worry about Ukraine and its woes. Or Israel. But what about “where all that sand is”? There are people there too, with lives, families, and immortal souls.

Thankfully, a truce has been effective now for some time in keeping the violence minimal.

We should educate ourselves – and not just follow the crowd on the “cause du jour.” One must also wonder why some conflicts make the news, and others don’t. That’s the real question.