In January 2010 I was idly browsing through the ads for pet dogs on Gumtree when I spotted a very poor quality picture of a mainly white dog with some black markings. The dog was sitting looking up at someone just out of shot, as if obedient to them, (Knowing Tilly now, I suspect treats may have been involved). The description in the ad was somewhat less than detailed. She was described as being a mix between a Bearded Collie and an Irish Wolf Hound, and the people that had her, wanted rid of her for free. That, and a contact number was about it. Even in the blurry shot on the ad she looked like a beautiful dog, and I was intrigued. It had been around ten years since our last dog had died (aged 17), but at the time, my wife was nursing her elderly mother, and with a Wolf Hound in the mix I presumed that this would be a very large dog, so I didn’t mention it, thinking that someone would soon take on a dog like that. Shortly after, the ad disappeared, so I thought tha
All sides have committed atrocities and despite all the rhetoric and propoganda, there can be no rational justification. It's also acknowledged that Israel have progressively dispossessed Palestine of legally held land for nigh on 50 years. Why do United Nations and similar organisations not do something? Because of vested interests of course. It's hard to hold out hope for a lasting settlement.
ReplyDeleteGreat link below Geoff. Thanks for that. There is an amazing amount of inequality in this world where we are supposed to believe that everyone has the same basic rights. :-(
DeleteThe fact that there is resistance to this inequality in Palestine and the obvious discrimination that Israeli rule brings, should be no surprize to anyone. However, I do think that Hamas could learn a lot from the success that Sinn Fein have had over here. Our governments need to do more to wind Israel in and force them to a democratic solution.
An interesting article. Even allowing for inevitable bias: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2017/06/israel-occupation-50-years-of-dispossession/
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