6th June 2021

 Yesterday was the anniversary of the 6 day war, which leads me to a question. Do writers have a duty to showcase things that are wrong with the world?  Or should we simply write superficial historical romances, which seem so popular today? You know the kind - those with covers featuring young, beautiful women with modern faces and make-up, white teeth and looking far too clean and well-groomed to ever have lived in the era depicted. My next book will attempt to show the world how unfair they’ve been to the Jewish people for thousands of years, forcing them out of their ancient tiny homeland again and again by successive waves of tribe after tribe. In Hitler’s Germany, millions walked meekly to their deaths, yet today when they at last defend themselves against yet another tribe vowing their extermination, it’s the Jewish people who are again derided rather than their aggressors. It’s clear enough: if Hamas et al lay down their weapons there’ll be peace; conversely, if Israel lays down its weapons, both Israel and its people will be wiped off the face of the earth. But, should I publish such a book when antisemitism is unbelievably rising yet again? Or do I have a duty as a writer to correct a terrible wrong? The jury’s out.