I tend not to get into politics so often here on this blog, but on the 1st day of a tentative cease fire between Israel and Hizbolla, I thought I’d share some discussion on the subject I’ve had lately.

I’ve been following whats going on - as I always do - over there.

I was first made aware of the relationship between Israel and it’s neighbours when I was a kid, and my relatives kept telling me I should go over and get my citizenship. As the child of Jews, regardless of my own religious leanings, or lack there of, I was entitled until very recently to claim citizenship in Israel anytime I wanted I was told. Of course this would also mean I’d have to be willing to serve in the army if I lived there.

I asked if they were fighting anyone…..

Since then I have followed closely what my distant relatives have been doing, and how they act, and react towards their neighbours.

I never did go claim citizenship. I don’t know, maybe I should have, I could then make a direct bid from within to change the way things are done there. But in the end I could never bring myself to actually join, seek membership in a country that I feel is so deeply in the wrong in the way It deals with it’s problems.

With that in mind, as context – I came across this photo and thread at Flickr, a shot of a protest sign by Gail Orenstein. That led me to post a comment, and one thing led to another…

As a result of some of my comments, I was made aware by John Gault of this article on the guardian web site by George Monbiot, posted Aug 8.

So, not so unprovoked it seems, not that it’s a surprise. I suspected as much to be honest, nothing happens in a vacuum, for no reason.

There are always reasons, explanations for why things happen. They may not be apparent to you, but that’s likely because you lack information. Or you’re simply in denial.