How many times must a
man look up
Before he can see the
sky?
How many ears must one
man have
Before he can hear
people cry?
And how many deaths
will it take ’til he knows
That too many people
have died?
~Dylan.
I learned only today that there are roads and transport
systems in Israel
that only non-Arabs are permitted to use. Isn’t that a form of apartheid? And
if so, shouldn’t the world be taking Israel
by the scruff of the neck and shaking some decency into the hardliners?
‘You’re being naïve and simplistic,’ I hear you cry. ‘This
is a complex issue, and there’s the matter of terrorism to be considered.’
Well, we’re told in Britain
that we’re at risk of terrorist activity from Islamic extremists, but we don’t
make the London Underground and the motorways whites-only. And it bears
repeating that there are no complexities that can’t be unravelled if only the
will is there to do it.
And so I have to strongly suspect that this isn’t really
about complexity and terrorism at all, but about selfishness, greed and notions
of inherent supremacy. And let’s not forget something that too many people
conveniently overlook: Terrorism nearly always has its root in mistreatment. So
dig out the root and the poisonous berries will die naturally.
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