Threadbare

 

The Genocide in Gaza continues. We are the witnesses to this horror. Today in Cape Town , is yeat another march. It calls for the end of this awful , awful killing of men, women, children, babies and the aged. Entire family's have been killed.  And as we plan and set aside this time , again, Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with his lying tongue, at the UN.  The threads are layed bare. The foundations of hope and collective working that is the UN are threadbare.  Israel should be expelled and this man should be arrested. There is an international arrest warent for his arrest, after all. 

This is a frightening moment in time. International law is being pushed to its limit as the country of Israel defies it again and again and indeed again. What does this mean for citizens of the world who rely on this same law for protection. What does it mean when we are these people? 

Doug and I have been attending these marches from before October 7th 2023. The Apartheid state of Israel has been killing Palestinians from before October 7th. The marches were small and , in the Cape Town context, largely muslim people. We were really often the only white people who showed up. This has changed. Today we will be joining a great deal of South Africans in cape Town from all spaces and all colours. This genocide has drawn people in to this story and opened the eyes of the blind. South African Christians for a Free Palestine will be there too. 

Israel survives only because of the USA.  Let that sink in. Trump, the president of the US at this time can stop all this. Right now. Trump's latest boast is that he will ot allow the annexation of the West Bank. This is laughable because  Israel IS annexing the West Bank and has been for years. But, he actually CAN stop it and sto all these horrors. 

Trump could really change this present story in Gaza and the Wet Bank , today. This truth weighs very heavily on meas I write it down. What kind of people do not use their power to bring about peace? This very same Trump who swayed and spoke and enjoyed the MAGA/christian memorial of Charlie Kirk a few days ago. Don't misunderstand me. This is not a TRUMP issue except for the fact that he is in power now. The democrats were just as wicked with regard to Gaza and the Palestinians and The West Bank. 

Today we march because it is what we can do now. We continue to listen and watch and pray for the Global Samud Flotilla as they journey towards peril with hope. 

This is quite a time to be alive.