Here we go
I have a regular routine first thing in the morning, [or whenever I get up].
I suppose my routine is different from anyone else’s but that’s by the by. It usually ends though with firing up the laptop to see what’s going on in the world, and in particular to see if World War Three has broken out yet.
This weekend the Jews and the Arabs are bringing us closer to the brink.
I don’t comment much on international spats. For a start there are so many, what with the Russians and Ukraine, Israel and Palestine, North Korea determined to fight anyone now that they have the Bomb and China getting restless over its territory. The world is not a happy place and learning from the first two World Wars it doesn’t take much to light the fuse.
The Hammas attack back in October was a bit brutal and I don’t blame NuttyYahoo for being pissed. No one would blame him for striking back, but killing 33,000 Palestinians in revenge and leveling the entire Gaza Strip is a little beyond a reasonable measured response? All that has done is to swing world sympathies to Palestine and against Israel.
The problem with Israel is the United States. For some reason, presumably the Jewish lobby, the US seems determined to stand by Israel no matter what. This of course gives Israel carte blanche to be aggressive towards its neighbours, and in particular the Palestinians. It’s like the young bully in the playground who can bully whoever he likes because he has a big strong brother in a senior class who will always support him.
Then of course NuttyYahoo lost the run of himself. He was over confident. He attacked what is technically part of Iran. Now Iran has hardly been good buddies with Israel for ages and would love to have an excuse to launch a few bombs, and here was their chance.
So what happens next? That’s anyone’s guess. Both previous World Wars started with relatively local spats and both ended up with millions dead across the planet. Is Israel going to apologise to Iran and stop bombing Syria and Lebanon? I doubt it. NuttyYahoo is emboldened with success [or a mental aberration?]. He had the US and the UK helping him defend against the Iranian attack which surely must make him feel invincible?
I shall tune in tomorrow with closer interest.
If there is a tomorrow?
I do enjoy your chats about life in your neck of the woods, and your gentle ribbing of your political masters, but some may think that there are few laughs or chuckles in the current middle East situation. The reports that 33,000 Palestinians have been killed come from who (or is it whom?)? You can’t trust the figures from Hamas, or even the UN which, apparently, has been implicated in taking part in the October 7 atrocity. That Palestinians have been killed is not in doubt, but whose fault is it, and who is ultimately responsible? Hamas must be the only current regime with policies designed to kill as many of it’s own people as possible.
Regards to Herself and Penny from a cold, wet, England.
I absolutely agree that the situation in Israel is no trivial matter and I wouldn’t make light of it. The tension is approaching the levels of the Cuban Missile Crisis [which I remember very well]. I am also aware that the first casualty of any war is truth. I take reports from both sides in the conflict with a great deal of cynicism.
I should point out that I have trouble with spelling Netanyahu so I do confess to trivialising his name,
I got the 33.000 figure from the BBC site and am well aware [as everyone keeps pointing out ] that the figures are from Hamas, but looking at the scale of destruction it’s obvious that there have been very significant casualties.
“kill as many of its own people as possible.”
Ukraine: – “Hold my beer.”
Well said Grandad. Israel is well out of order on this occasion, as I have said on my own blog. The whole point is that Israel is a state, and they have laws to comply with. (both national and international). If they don’t follow the law, then they descend to level of the terrorists. When they do that, they recruit more terrorists to oppose them that they get rid of (just look at Northern Ireland for references). It is a mess and a nightmare, but Israel are only prolonging the conflict and raising international threat levels.
The big mistake they are making is that they think they can eradicate Hamas by killing them all in Gaza. While Hamas may be a distinct group, they are part of a much greater ideology, and you cannot eradicate an ideology with bombs and bullets. They should have realised this when attacks from Hezbollah increased. Even worse, Iran is a major part of the same ideology so poking that little wasp’s nest is not a very good tactic. I would not like to be living in that region right now.