Camus, who was active in the French Resistance against Nazi occupation, analysed our moral condition in an unusual fashion. Photograph: Loomis Dean/Time & Life Pictures/Getty ImagesWere he here today, what stories would Camus tell? Weeks later, an anti-war demonstration is organised by women in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahia. When Camus told his four stories, he left the audience to think for themselves on how to respond. The second thing to do is to unburden the world of the terror that reigns today and prevents clear thought.”

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2026 11:01 UTC