If that happened in isolation & there wasn’t decades of murders & mistreatment the other way that preceded it then I would agree but it didn’t.
Maybe agree a number of peace deals, all broken by the other side; concede land for the other side to live in, so long as they do peacefully; and request return of the hostage, request refused?
I've existed for 43 years. This argument over land (and religion) has been going on for millennia. It's far too complex for a numpty like me. But putting thousands of years of history to one side, what is currently taking place is a genocide. An obliteration of a group of people. Hospitals are being destroyed. Refugee camps have been carpet bombed. Drones are murdering innocent children in the streets. Thousands of trucks containing food, clothing and medical supplies are at the border with Jordan, unable to get in. And the country I live in is complicit with all this.
I think context is important here. Tbf, Lineker has been treading a fine line for some time, re. impartiality. Regardless of whether or not I agree with his personal views, as a Beeb flagship presenter (and highest earner), it's naive to expect what he says publicly to go untested. He's in an incredibly elevated position and in today's world of social media, everything gets scrutinised. He knows this. His comments were one thing, but twinned with the rat emoji, I can see why the Beeb finally felt his position was untenable. I know he's apologised, but unfortunately words have consequences. That has to apply to left, right and centre. I think after the recent interview he did, where he said he felt the Beeb may have wanted him to leave, this latest thing was probably the final straw. For the record, before anyone loses their mind and calls me a genocide sympathiser, I totally condemn all acts of violence against innocent civilians, whether that's Hamas or the IDF. I'm purely talking about something old jug ears said on social media.
We've been complicit since 1917 with the Balfour declaration. Don't get me wrong, everyone needs a home. But they've (Israel) have been systematically eradicating the Palestinian people since then. Obviously the conflicts in that region pre-date 1917, but that's when this "modern" genocide started. Just look at the maps for God's sake. Palestine was eroded over decades and their people forced to live in smaller and smaller areas. Their food, power and other utilities are governed by Israel. Their movement is governed by Israel. They are slaughtered, men, women and children, by Israel. A lot of people like to think this started on the 7th of October 2023, as that suits their narrative and agenda. It's absolutely disgusting. So is Hamas, but Israel equally so. P.S - My message wasn't at you specifically YT, I just quoted your message as it relates to my first sentence or two.
I do agree that you can criticise Israe and its government's actions l without being anti semitic. However, he shouldn't have retweeted something with the rat emoji, of course after what happened in Nazi Germany that is seen as anti semitic and rightly so. I'll miss Gary on bbc football though, think he was a good presenter and I love a good pun. As long as Wayne Rooney doesn't take his place though!
Over millennia, there have been despicable acts by Arabs and Jews, to each other, over land that both called home for hundreds and hundreds of years, at differing times. But I don't disagree. In modern times, in the most recent century or so, it appears very one-sided and the UK has its fingerprints all over it. Following WWII, you also had the UK handing over India, and bringing about Pakistan. And later, came Bangladesh. And the Kashmir issue still causes conflict to this day. It's sad to be honest. That this country we were born in, has had so much influence in the world and now seems content to watch Israel wipe the Palestinian people off the planet. This is a thread about a now 'former' BBC employee speaking out against Israel. It clearly wasn't wise of him to do so in the manner which he has. He's apologised so I imagine he knows it was wrong. But how is that the main news? And not the atrocities he talks of? Half a million people protested in London at the weekend, a pro-Palestine rally. The BBC barely mentioned it. But a few thousand rock up in tractors, joined by grifters like Farage and Clarkson and it's non-stop bulletins. Absolute disgrace. Impartiality my anus.
I dont think Lineker would have apologised at all, unless he knew he ****** up. The man usually holds his grounds on his beliefs, in saying that, I do believe he had genuinely no idea about the rat emoji, and so a simple apology should be enough. But we know that will never suffice in the social media age.
