Western leaders refused to accept Bosnian suffering even when confronted with its wounds

Evidence

A counterreading to the manipulation of the Good Friday story by religious nationalists might be found in the refusal of “doubting Thomas” to accept the risen Jesus until he had put his hands into the wounds. There are those who will refuse to accept the suffering of their fellow human beings even if they were to put their hands into the wounds; in the case of Bosnia the doubters might include Western political leaders and a segment of the public. — Michael A. Sells, The Bridge Betrayed, 370