My message to the Palestinians: We have not forgotten you, but we have failed you: Opinion by Shockat Adam
One minute to midnight. This is the phrase that kept coming back to me after returning from the occupied Palestinian territories, as I tried to process the overwhelming persecution I had seen there.
What midnight itself looks like – the moment the clock finally strikes – is too bleak to picture fully, though with the haunting horrors of Gaza now etched into the global conscience, many can likely imagine it all too vividly.
A week has passed since that visit. As expected, it stirred little interest in mainstream media circles. So it was something of a relief to see Louis Theroux’s powerful documentary on Israeli settlers ignite a spark of public conversation.
Theroux’s work has drawn criticism. Some say he misrepresented the settler community, even co-opting the term.
I disagree. If anything, “settlers” is far too soft a word. It conjures an image of calm arrival, snowflakes falling gently, or weary travellers gathering around a fire.
