I’ve tried to write this for a week now but can’t seem to find the right words. What words could ever be enough?
Anne Davies: The huge Harbour Bridge march shows people have had a gutful of seeing starving children in Gaza. Politicians need to catch up
“Why can’t I have a pomegranate?”
The little girl’s question sank his heart. How would my colleague, Hatem, explain to his daughter that there are no pomegranates, and barely any flour? How will he explain that real people are doing this to her on purpose? Starving her little stomach as a weapon?
As I sit here in Australia, watching “our ally in the Middle East” deprive my family and friends of food, I can’t help but think: it could have been me.
