(To be clear, my words here, not Le Gall’s; don’t want to put words in her mouth:)
It is not the purpose of history to parse out which nation •deserves• to suffer. History is not an excuse for us to abandon our moral lens. History does not absolve current atrocities by any party, ever.
History does help us understand where we might find a path to peace, if we are willing to work for it.