Out of hand and out of order

The recent events in the eastern Mediterranean have drawn attention, in no uncertain way, to exactly what the Israeli’s are prepared to do in order to uphold their continuing occupation of Palestine.

In the aftermath of WW2 and with those graphic images of the death camps so fresh in our minds, maybe we all (Britain and America particularly) could be forgiven for taking our eyes off the ball for as long as it took to allow Israel to happen.

Of course, it should never have been allowed to happen.  You cannot, under any circumstances, allow a group of disparate peoples, of many nationalities, of diverse religions (although the hook was Judaism), to squat in someone else’s territory and then, progressively,  take it over.

But that’s what happened.  In a moment of international, political aberration the rest of the world, including several major Arab states, allowed the Zionists to gain a foothold in someone else’s country and history has shown us just how bad an idea that was.

What became known as Israel, supported in the main by the USA, imposed itself upon the unfortunate people of Palestine, occupied their lands, subjugated them and imprisoned them in two small and disconnected enclaves.

In historical terms this has lead to the rise of the PLO, attacks on civilian aircraft, Lockerbie, Islamic terrorism, the rise of Al Quada, 9/11, 7/7, Mumbai, Madrid, and the on-going problems in Afghanistan and Iraq.

How much of all that would ever have happened if Israel had never existed?

Now, because the Palestinians in the Gaza enclave have dared to fight back,  Israel enforces a crippling embargo on food, building supplies, teaching aids and medicines.  Of course the Palestinians want their country back and they are prepared to fight for it.  Wouldn’t you?

The acts of  murder and piracy on the high seas  that the world has witnessed recently have confirmed Israel’s status as a rogue state – completely out of hand and out of order – simply kicking the hell out of helpless people because they have the means to do it and they know that they can get away with it.

Shame on you America for providing backing and support for more than 60 years.  At least the British fought against what they saw was happening back in 1948.  British soldiers and airmen lost their lives trying to protect the sovereignty of Palestine once it became apparent what the Zionists settlers were up to.

Now it’s too late.   Where it would once have been possible to send people back to their countries of birth, now there are 4th and 5th generations whose only home is Israel.  They have nowhere else to go.

To believe that the Israeli’s will agree to any kind of realistic settlement  (and two, small, disconnected enclaves under Israeli control is not the answer) is futile – a complete waste of time.

The reality is that the Israeli’s will not rest until they have thrown every Palestinian out of Palestine and claimed the entire country for their own.  Then the world will have a new problem.  How to find another homeland for the Palestinians.

There is only one solution and it might be bloody.

Basically, the only solution

The world must impose a solution.  The world must force the creation of a new border running east to west across Palestine.  To the north is the Israeli homeland.  To the south is the Palestinian homeland.  Both areas fully recognised and (if necessary) policed by the international community.

And Jerusalem?  Jerusalem is no-ones capital.  A circle should be drawn around Jerusalem and the city should become an international enclave administered by the United Nations.

In the meantime, placing 1.5 million innocent civilians into situations of poverty, starvation and submission is an abomination.  Regardless of the politics involved, it is completely and totally unacceptable and an insult to the basic tenets of humanity.

Israel is no longer a group of beaten survivors – refugees attempting to rebuild their lives.

Today Israel is a bully and a threat to the stability of the Middle East and the sooner the world wakes up and recognises that the better.