As the world burns – only the cold, hard horror of Gaza
can chill us to the bone.
It is popular in the right-wing press and for
bought-and-paid for politicians to sneer at climate change in a way that helps the
world ignore that once again – it is the poorest who suffer –at least at first.
Somehow – the world also seems to be able to
ignore militaristic man-made horrors – Gaza, Ukraine (yes – the Western Media
even seems to have tired of a conflict where White people are dying). Yemen
barely features.
Right now Vietnam and Thailand are seeing their
hottest ever temperatures. Delhi is burning. Meanwhile the hideous
miscalculation of America and its long-term ‘special friend’ Britain - both still
arming Israel as a further descent into madness - has paved the way for the imminent
onslaught of Rafah.
No moral person can seriously claim that Netanyahu
is anything other than insane if he thinks this will a. bring remaining
hostages safely home b. lead to real future security for Israel.
At this point, it’s anyone’s guess what his actions
are intended to achieve.
The death toll mounts. The suffering deepens. The
destruction is almost total.
A few blogs ago, I posted that The Ghosts of Gaza
would be waiting for UK politicians come the general election. In the local elections
last week in England there was evidence that The Gaza effect is there. This is
small beer in terms of global considerations except that it shows that the
politicians are, again, out of step with the people. At least that is how it
appears.
As The UK Conservative Party implodes in government
– all their talk is how to stay in power and nothing at all to do with what is
good for the people of Britain never mind anywhere else in the world. However,
The Labour Party under Keir Starmer has followed the Tory line on Gaza – they
in turn have followed the terrible missteps of Biden on this issue.
Looking at the UK and US you could be forgiven for
thinking there is nothing more important for the world to focus on than (US) a
rapist conman prospective Republican candidate – falling asleep and farting in
court or (UK) the lunatic remnants of The Conservative Party showing the public
just how much money they can waste with their cruel, unworkable Rwanda migrant
deportation policy.
But know this – the UK is made of FOUR nations. Only
England has failed to call for a cease fire in Gaza. The 3D governments –
devolved administrations of Scotland, Ireland, Wales – have all called for an
immediate end to the suffering.
Here in Scotland the (now –ex) First Minister called
for a ceasefire last year. Once Stormont was up and running in Ireland – their
First Minister used her inaugural speech to call for a cease fire in Gaza. And
even in Wales where Labour is the largest party – The Parliament, without
Labour’s support, managed to win a vote overall on the subject of calling for a
cease fire. So – of the four nations of the union THREE have supported an
immediate ceasefire.
It’s a small thing. A very small thing. But for what
it’s worth
We care in Scotland
They care in Ireland
They care in Wales
Gaza and those in Israel who genuinely care about the future of the region - please know this…