Harmony

There’s nothing wrong with being parochial and among most Kiwis, I feel proud that a young Kiwi woman is doing so well on the world stage as a singer, songwriter and record producer. This Kiwi bloke doesn’t listen to her because her music is targeted at youngies, but she figures on the news from time to time so is well-known to me. I was impressed with her when she performed the first time at the Grammys because she wore her school shoes for the performance! Something that appealed to my sense of Kiwi.

Anyway Lorde was to perform in Tel Aviv sometime in the New Year, but has cancelled due to pressure from Palestinian sympathisers. But of now Israeli sympathisers are critical of her and there have even death threats against her!  

The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been ongoing for ages, and a young woman from New Zealand is unlikely to alter the political stability of those lands. If she could possibly be an instrument of peace, I’m sure she wouldn’t hesitate, but politics is a different beast to harmony! Lorde shouldn’t be used as pawn in the bickering between the Palestinians and the Israelis and shame on them for trying it on!

Over an extended timeline, the big noises of the world have had countless attempts to find a peaceful settlement between Israel and Palestine, all to no avail. A peaceful settlement will only come when there is a willingness to compromise and that takes special leadership.

Meantime, leave the Kiwi girl out of it! She’s doing her best to make her way through life as most of us are!