The violent iron first, for 75 years, has made things worse and solved nothing.

What astonishes me is the obvious inappropriateness of reacting to a terrorist attack by declaring total war on the country that elected the terrorist group in 2007.  But did they know how they would turn out?  And, anyway, Hamas provides education, health, and other essential services for the Gazans.  Israel knows that the vast majority of the people they slaughter will have not wanted anything to do with the Hamas attack on 7 October. Yet, Israel's government has killed nearly all non-combatants.  7,000 Gazans in the first 3 weeks.

Should the people of Israel be doing some self-examination over anything that they might have missed in 75 years?

When nothing has worked in 75 years, should Israel, the West and the UN try a different approach?  But how can they when the people of Israel keep on electing right-wing politicians who are convinced that only the iron fist and never the emollient velvet glove will work - one day, soon.  And, this time, they believe once more that it will work because the highest number, ever, of Palestinians will never again see the light of day.

1st anniversary of BLM and George Floyd

Black lives DO matter so very much, along with all those 248 Gazans, including 65 children and 12 Israelis from last week. 73 years of violence and injustice and STILL the deaths don't matter.

Black lives have never mattered for the West.  My ancestors are responsible for centuries of slavery and for collecting those lands they chose to take in colonial endeavour.  Whites chose to be dominant and to be domineering in their exploration, trading and sheer piracy on the high seas to set a most disgraceful and wicked example.

Blacks chose to be content with their own lands much more than us whites.  We whites still like to think we matter more.  But it exposes our racism, superiority and supremacy that led to wars around the world and the theft of people and resources.  Not very nice attributes!

Hamas is the direct result of Israeli settler-colonialism, Israeli meddling, and the rage of Palestinian people at decades of oppression and dispossession and living under the boot of the Israeli military.

"The region must recognise the right of Israel to exist" Biden on 22.5.21

But that is not the issue.  The West makes so much of it but it is a sideline to the real matter of injustice, oppression and keeping the Palestinians subjugated.  Under the heel of the Israelis.  Just like they were about 2,500 years ago when they were enslaved by the Egyptians.