624 days on from the beginning of the war in Ukraine and no end in sight we now find ourselves engulfed in an even greater conflict, the age old Palestine and Israel border dispute which goes back to before the time of Moses, and which now has erupted into all out war. For how many days has this division been moving backwards and forwards, this did not start on October the 7th 2023.
How many Palestinian lives are equal to one Israeli life? How many have to die in the revenge attack for “justice” to be done? This question should not have to be asked, but on the ground right now there are more than 10,000 Palestinians dead and counting, and 1,400 Israeli dead. Human life should not be counted in numbers dying in such brutality. What makes human beings behave in such an inhumane way? Is it all about ownership of land? It seems that nearly all conflicts between us starts at this point.. To get to the view that there is only us and we don’t own the planet from all the age old tribal identities seems like an impossible dream. AS mentioned in the charter of Humanbeings, we have to move from identifying as Israeli and Palestinian, and on top of that from Jew and Muslim. to being just US, human beings, full of dignity and love. What is the difference between an infant born in Gaza and an infant born in Jerusalem, both beautiful human beings and totally unaware of any differences. All these are acquired as they become aware of their surroundings and the time they were born into.
The time we are in right now is perilous. There is an attitude in the present Israeli government that is totally unjust, sowing seeds of righteousness that is justifying ethnic cleansing and apartheid, demeaning the Palestinian people. There are many Israeli people that can see this and they need to make their voices heard. By continuing to unleash the firepower at their disposal, not only are they murdering innocent civilians but also creating new enemies for the future generations. Enough!!