s into a river.
St Gary, however, says he can’t think of anything that he’s seen worse in his lifetime than what Israel is currently doing in Gaza, in its efforts to destroy Hamas. I’ve no doubt that he’s being entirely sincere. I merely wonder how he came to such a conclusion, given that so many other conflicts in his lifetime have been even more horrifying, and killed vastly more people.
Perhaps, during his glorious playing days, St Gary was so relentlessly focused on his football that he never watched the news or opened a newspaper – and therefore simply didn’t hear about these other conflicts. I suppose that’s one possibility.
Even so, it is curious that Western progressives in general always seem so very much louder in their condemnation of Israel than in their condemnation of other warring nations. What exactly is it about Israel that makes them constantly single it out like this?
I fear we may never know.
As for the matter of men muscling in on women's sport – an area where Lineker has some influence and might be expected to comment….that's something he's very happy to stay silent about.
See here for more on Darfur, and the double standards at play when it comes to Arab violence and imperialism.
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