Here we go again. Waking up to a new round of missiles and sirens (from Iran, Lebanon, Yemen – it doesn’t make that much difference). All so futile. Israel isn’t going to disappear (but neither has it “won” this war or come anywhere near winning despite all the bombastic statements by the government and its leaders). The Iran regime (so it would appear) isn’t going to collapse, and Hezbollah isn’t going to be controlled by the much weaker Lebanon government. The Gaza Strip is not going to be depopulated, just as it never will be the Singapore of the Middle East. Peace (or more correctly meaningful and long lasting ceasfires) aren’t going to emerge in this region, while the regional geopolitics has undergone, and is continuing to undergo, major change with new alliances (it is quite amazing how the Israel -Gulf alliances based on the Abraham Accords have held up in the past three years and indicates clearly who the Gulf States see as their common enemy), while as for a “resolution” to the Israel-Palestine conflict, it ain’t unfortunately going to happen in my lifetime, if ever (I used to be an eternal optimist in this respect, but not any longer).

Lives continue to get lost, a life is a life whether it be your friend and neighbour or........

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