We are living through a crime of historic proportions.
Left. First Minister and SNP leader Humza Yousaf and his wife councillor Nadia El-Nakla arrive for the first session of the SNP annual conference. Right: Columnist Owen JonesThe horror of Gaza will scream through the ages. History can be a savage judge, but we don’t need to await its verdicts so far as our leading politicians are concerned.
Many would be overwhelmed by anxiety: You would be easily forgiven for taking a leave of absence from work in such circumstances. Instead Yousaf has continued to fulfil his leadership duties, as well as passionately championing thecause he is clearly so committed to – all while navigating an appalling international crisis which consumes his own family. That included, a Scotsman murdered in the massacre perpetrated by Hamas on 7th October.
In the West, Scotland joins only Spain and Ireland, so far, in calling for a ceasefire. It may – for now – be a lonely demand, but it will be vindicated by history, just as those complicit in this bloodbath will be damned.
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