Just so my sister and husband aren't the only ones to suffer my tirades on the subject just a few words on the Middle East situation.

I may sound heartless but I am sick of the endless images of Lebanese children in hospitals on our news day after day. Yes my heart goes out to them, like to anyone suffering in the world, but let's get a grasp on reality here. It may be very primary school to say this but "who started it anyway?".

I am fed up with Israel being blamed for what is going on. Yes, I'll claim a bias... my family is Jewish and we lived in Israel in the early 70s after we fled the former USSR. I was routinely taken to the bomb shelter as a 5 year old as bombs were dropped on Israel. But bias be damned, the media presentation of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict right now IS biased, verging on anti-Semitic.

It is Israel who has suffered through decades of terrorism, of having their people blown up on buses, in cafes, in the street. Israel does not initiate these conflicts but I fully support their right to defend themselves and, in this case, go a step further and try to put an end to an orgaisation which pretends to be a legitimate political force but is nothing more than a group of fantatical terrorists. Even without Israel's bombs Lebanon is screwed unless they can rid themselves of Hezbollah. If they are too weak to do it internally Israel is forced to do it externally because these people have a sworn philosophy of wiping Israel off the face of the earth.

Of course it is terribly sad to see the dead and wounded on both sides. No-one can deny that. But when will enough be enough? There are no forces on earth which can stop the bitterness and hatred in the middle east. The UN yet again shows itself to be the pathetic toothless tiger which it is. A resolution calling for Hezbollah to be banned can not be passed (I guess they must have run out of Iced Vovos at that meeting). Who could be surprised? I have heard that Malaysia's ex deputy Prime Minister is being heralded as the future replacement for Kofi Anan. A Muslim nutbag heading the UN? Gee, why not? Is Idi Amin not available? Possibly he's dead. How about Saddam Hussein? Surely once his farce of a trial is over he'll be looking for a new career opportunity.

Like everyone else I hope for an end to the suffering soon but not until Hezbollah has been stopped or at least taught a very big lesson. We must keep blaming terrorists and not let the mind fog of political correctness make us believe that all are equal in this conflict. I am confident in who the real victims are.