WE ARE BEING PLAYED

PART ONE of a superb insight into the Israel/Hamas war

‘Like a cheap stage magician’s act, it is a big distraction held in front of our eyes to stop us seeing the real action going on…’

By Jasmine Birtles

IT IS impossible to write anything about the Israel/Hamas ‘war’ without offending a whole slew of people on one side or the other – probably both, in equal measure. After all, there is so much death and destruction on both sides anyone looking at the pain and misery – particularly inflicted on the children – has to be deeply affected. 

But the attitudes to the conflict generally are so extreme right now, akin to the dramatic response from the establishment to the covid fear, that it is very difficult to achieve a balanced view of what is really happening in that small part of the globe.

We need to get that balance if we are to a) stay sane, b) stay on relatively friendly terms with friends and family and c) not be blinded to what is really happening both in the Middle East and at home right now.

Because we are being played.