On the weekend of October 7/8, we saw the beginning of a terrifying situation unfolding in Israel/Palestine.
Caught up in this battle between Hamas extremists and the state of Israel are ordinary Palestinian people.
Since 1948 their freedoms have been eroded. They live with many restrictions on their daily lives, and the state of Israel has gradually taken over their land and demolished their houses.
Somehow, the inequality of the situation must be recognised.
The reality of the injustice must not be overlooked or confused with what is now going on with the war.
Meanwhile, context is everything.
It’s understandable to focus in the immediate aftermath on the families who have lost love ones, and to condemn attacks on civilians of both sides.
But at some point news reporting must give the context of what has been happening in Palestine since 1917 and the favouritism shown to The state of Israel.
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