Gaza Is The Ultimate Trolley Problem

And it’s telling us we clearly value some lives more than others

Protests against the blockade of Gaza in 2014 (Wikimedia Commons)

Picture this: a terrorist has kidnapped a hostage, tied her up, and placed her in the middle of a railroad track. He has also strapped a time bomb to her chest that will explode in an hour. There is a train barreling down the tracks that will kill her in one minute unless you divert the train…