Firstly, thanks to those who responded (successfully) to my HELP post. And a hearty thanks for reading this blog. It is heartwarming to know that there exist souls who care about the planet and its beleaguered inhabitants.
Once again we have been cast into the uneasy existence of uncertainty - of not knowing - in fact, of not understanding what is happening around us. Ceasefire? what ceasefire? New weapons and non stop fighting in the north. What is happening in Gaza. What is happening right here, in Israel? The violence that has erupted around us - young people killing each other, suicides, accidents. The elections should be coming up - when? early September? late October? The Government that has abandoned those in the north, that doesn't seem to care about education, or security, or health, that fights each other and lies to everyone, including themselves. That didn't foresee the danger of the drones? How is this possible?
And, about the north - I watch the news from France, England, the US - I read the 'foreign' newspapers. There is hardly any mention of what Hezbollah - Iran's proxy - are doing to the people in the north. The people there are under fire 24 hours - missiles, drones - the schools are closed, or opened then closed again because of the shelling. Businesses have closed, homes destroyed - this is not mentioned at all. The headlines state Israel advances into Lebanon, Israeli forces destroyed villages. Of course there are two sides to the fighting, but only one side is seen at the bad side. This really upsets me.
The most recent war with Iran - the war within a war within a war - the Baboshka War. Baboshkas, for those who don't know - are those hand carved and painted wooden dolls from Russia that contain within it another doll, that opens to another one, down to the smallest doll nestled inside.
During the most recent war with Iran I began to feel of it like a Baboshka - a war within a war within a war. And we know it is not yet over - another war in which NOTHING seems to have been gained or resolved. We have been told the same lies we were told in last year's war with Iran - the regime has been toppled, the ballistic missiles destroyed - BULLSHIT. The uranium problem exactly the same. It seems the only thing 'gained' is that everyone's level of anxiety and fear and stress has reached all time highs.
Hezbollah, we were told, were destroyed last year. BULLSHIT.
It seems we are at a point where countless lives have been lost and destroyed - and noone knows what is next.
The great uncertainty.
