Perhaps

Cherry

By Ewan

Mon, 15 Apr 2024
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Three-score-and-ten,
a life time for a nation?
Perhaps.

Your book is some of our book,
your book says this land is yours,
perhaps.

The sore within the borders
is the Land you gave to Cain,
perhaps.

Yet all are Semites,
Jew and Arab alike,
perhaps.

The Sylheti boy dreams of
cricket, not creating Palestine,
perhaps.

The moneyed west sings ‘shalom’
and the word Islam means surrender,
perhaps.

We watch and worry,
hoping the slaughter will end,
perhaps.

Yet another nation as recompense
might salve our conscience,
perhaps.

Four-score or more,
the bloody end of a nation?
Perhaps.

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Comments

Submitted by Turlough on

If any nation should know better than to do this, it is Israel. Their actions in Gaza are beyond belief but it seems that a bit of local genocide isn't enough for them. They are dragging us all into the Book of Revelation. 

Turlough

Submitted by Ewan on

  Israel needs the goodwill of - for want of another term - the West: Netanyahu is obliterating that as surely as his bombs are the buildings of Gaza. The Islamic Republic of Iran knows that their drones and missiles will have no effect at all, save to provoke him to further -let's say it like it is - atrocities.

Lex Talonis just ends up with everyone being blind and toothless, religion has a lot to answer for, on both sides of this mess.

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Submitted by Turlough on

It helps a little that even Biden seems to be dragging his feet this time. 

Turlough

Submitted by Ed Crane on

You have no answers, I have no interest. This has been a long time coming. The six day war should have settled everything, but itchy fingers on both sides just couldn't let it go. Religion and the guilt of the West do indeed have a lot to answer for ..... nothing new there. The biblical circle continues as it has done for many hundreds of years.

The real tradegy is the subsequent neglect of the needs of a Democratic, Christian nation in Eastern Europe by the very nation(s) that claim to be champions of democracy.

This is not an ill thought rant, just the sad thoughts of impotency.

Feel free to not reply

 

 

 

Submitted by Ewan on

 anyone but the people of the nation making that claim can do regarding their country's attitude to the war in Ukraine.

What surprises me is that the 'Base' seem unaware that the right wing is very strong in Ukraine, I expect Trump is aware, but chooses not to mention it. Zelenskyy seems a decent man, but I wonder if years of standup is the best preparation for leading a country.

Unfortunately, here in the UK we have had a succession of often slapstick comedians in office.

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Submitted by Ed Crane on

element. However, as you no doubt know much of the Republican resistance to Franco were on the right (just ask Portillo's dad). It would be sad to see it happen in UKr. (and yes, the Spanish still haven't shaken the shadow of the mini-General off completely, but they keep trying).

Two predictions by "pundits" I've read over the years have stuck in my mind:

WWIII will start in the Middle East

Europe will be at war with the USA in 50 years (written around 40 years ago as I recall) 

Both seem entirely likely right now.

Thanks for replying, Ewan. :)

 

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Well and wisely said Ewan

as an aside - Sylheti boy is who?

 

Submitted by Ewan on

 or a Sylheti boy dreams as other Bengalis of whatever ethnicity
do of cricket not creating a Palestinian state

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

ok - was just wondering if you were referring to Sunak

 

Submitted by Ewan on

 He's the son of Ugandan Asian immigrants with Indian origins, rather than Bangladeshi.

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

I know, that's why I mentioned it

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Jordan is an ally of Israel but believes it possible Israel might push the Palestinians across the border. Jordan's population is the third most water deprived in the world as it is. On the World Service last night, someone from Jordan said their country was worried Israel might cut off their water altogether, as had happened in Gaza, therefore Israel's treatment of Gaza was a wake up call for Jordan to start desalination big time.

This isn't like Sudan or Ukraine. People from Sudan and Ukraine that I have heard, speak of wanting to go home when the war is over. The country whose name they bear will still be there

"The moneyed west sings ‘shalom’"