I don’t know Hinkle at all, he’s not well known in the UK so other than his coverage of Gaza, no idea what he stands for or why he’s famous. Whilst it’s great he’s covering the atrocities and bringing them to light, I’d be wary of his intentions. Many are profiting from this war and he could be one of them.
(profiting as in benefiting)
Same here. I'd never heard of him until this thread and although he comes across as douchie, for me anyway, if he keeps covering Gaza honestly then i'm ok with that.
I get the feeling with some of these social media folk that they are A) selling a product and B) That they somehow think they are heroes for criticising Israel. But we all know, in this thread at least, who the true heroes are and they all live or work in Gaza. Here's something Craig Murray relayed. Craig, who is elderly, sat in the cold at the Hague so he could get into the public gallery on day 1. Here's what happened after he decided he couldn't sit out in the cold any longer and decided to miss day 2.....he met a true hero.
"I made up my mind – I could not do another night. I would have to explain to readers that I had done what I could. A great feeling of relief came over me, and I decided to go to bed.
That very second, out of the lift walked the eminent British lawyer Tayab Ali, with a short, unassuming bearded Arab gentleman.
“Hello Craig, how’s it going”, he asked, but they were evidently in a hurry, going somewhere: “This is Ghassan”.
We shook hands briefly and then the realisation struck me.
“Are you the surgeon?”
Ghassan looked diffident, slightly abashed.
“The surgeon from Gaza?”.
“Yes, I am Ghassan Abu SItta.”
“I am honoured, sir. Greatly honoured”.
He looked slightly embarrassed, and they dashed off to their meeting.
I felt even more embarrassed. I had just met the man who had stayed operating in Shifa hospital while Israel bombs and missiles struck it and Israeli snipers fired through the windows. He had continued to operate with no electricity, with no bandages, with no antiseptic, with no anaesthetic. He had worked 20 hours a day, amputating the limbs of children or trying to piece them back together. He stayed and stayed and stayed through weeks under fire. He did this for love: he is a top British plastic surgeon and could have been in the UK making millions.
I felt deeply ashamed. This man had endured so much, and done so much, and seen so much suffering. Here was I giving up over sore toes and lack of sleep, and over wanting to be important. I had an epiphany; I realised I can be a dreadful egoist, and I hated myself for it. Nothing stopped hurting, but I had a new surge of adrenaline and decided to get on with it. Perhaps nothing I did would help prevent genocide, but we all have to do that which is within our power to try.
I accept you may wish to scoff, but for me that encounter with Mr Abu Sitta revealed an important element of greatness – the ability to inspire others to do more that they believed they could, to transmit will. Even without actually saying anything."
For anyone who wants to read it here's Craig Murrays report from day 2. He made some good observations
The former British diplomat gives his personal account of being inside the courtroom for Israel's defense on Friday in the genocide case brought against it by South Africa. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk As with the South African case, according to court procedure the Israeli case wa
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