India, March 29 -- It was a scene that should have hogged media attention around the world - as a photograph that would have launched a thousand conversations on the very meaning of humanity. But it didn't. The media chose to ignore it, leading us to wonder if we have created a blind and insensitive social bubble around us.

Let us talk about the scene. On March 24, dozens of women marched hand in hand, barefoot, on the streets of Rome. These were mothers from Gaza and Israel. Their children or relatives were victims of the violence unleashed by Hamas and the revenge extracted by Israel.

Their message was loud and clear: The residents of Israel and Gaza both consider themselves children of Adam and Eve, and all they need is peace. The ma...