Whenever I expressed a view about Palestine - certainly during my Telegraph years - people would always say ‘oh, you know, it’s all very complicated.’ There is nothing complicated about what we are witnessing now: this is butchery, plain and simple, and it is profoundly evil.
The escalation of hostilities overnight in Jerusalem & now Tel Aviv is a direct result of the home invasions #SheikJarrah by government-backed settlers. If it wanted, Israel could halt the bloodshed by ending the siege of Gaza and the occupation of Palestine. Ceasefire needed now
Oppressors and occupiers don’t just seek to drive people out of their homes, they seek to break their spirit. But they never have, and they never will. No one with half a conscience or claim to justice can unsee the ugliness of what is happening at Al-Aqsa and Sheikh Jarrah.