Israel has ensured it will be the pariah state for decades. Polling shows young people across the West have turned against Israel. These will be the politicians of tomorrow and they won't forget this. Shame on the Israeli public. This has been done in their name. Disgraceful.
And shame on Jewish public figures in the UK for their silence (and in some cases encouragement). Where is Rachel Riley? Ephraim Mirvis? Tracy-Ann Oberman? Silent.
The current Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, who entered Parliament in March 1996, as a young man, made many pro-Palestinian speeches and criticised Israel. Today, he is a cringing Zionist. Public opinion of today is no guide to what can happen over 30 years.
The sad victory is that Hamas and UN have collaborate closely for decades in Gaza and since Oct 8 have spread mountains of lies about Israel. Meanwhile Hamas can end the war anytime. They can crawl out of their tunnels and release the hostages. Why aren’t we calling for that?