Peres on Fire!

Behold, the King cometh!

I know its been long, too long, and we have so much to catch up on. Our excursions to lands north, with people unknown has transpired, and we have returned. There is much to comment on, and digression will happen in due course.

However, let me begin with a reflection on a conversation that I had with a Jewish believer at Parachute. He had recently returned from living in Canada, and in light of what has been transpiring in the Middle East, he affirmed that he had experienced more anti-Israel sentiment in the few months in New Zealand, than in all his time in Canada.

While this is merely anecdotal, with the protesting of the Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer, the lack of service without a smile by the Turkish Cafe owner in Invercargill, and the other protest marches that have taken place, the message that is presented of New Zealand's opinion of Israel and what has taken place in Gaza has been heard.

Okay reader, this may not be your opinion, but if you think differently, when is your voice (or my voice) being heard to differentiate from this perspective?

To be honest, one should not be surprised by this reality. Afterall, Mainstream media coverage that is empathetic with the contextual vicissitudes of this situation is about as numerous as the prophet Jeremiah's converts. Afterall, the news is just "the news", the way it is, the whole story, coming in thirty second sound bytes at a time, no presuppositions here (Yes, we all have these!)

With this in mind, I was pleased to view one of the war horses of Israeli politics, Shimon Peres, give a passionate defense of the overall context of what has taken place in Gaza, as part of the Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which the President of Turkey found so compelling that he could not stay still, so he "had" to leave.

You can find the video and information here, thanks to Little Green Footballs. I only watched Peres speaking, which takes place about 39 min 25 sec into the video.

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/32599_Video-_Turkish_PM_Lashes_Out_at_Israeli_President_Shimon_Peres_Walks_Off_Stage

I really encourage you to watch this powerfully passionate oratory, I personally found it not only compelling from a viewing perspective, but a source of light in the darkness. It will not only be worth your time, but it may help to provide some balance to what has been a media Titanic.

I will be back... soon

Until next time...