5th September 2021

Watching the England match held in Budapest on Thursday night was an example of how two different cultures have evolved. It was noticeable how the Hungarian players and their visible fans were all Caucasian, compared to an England team of mixed racial ethnicity. The booing at the start when the English players ‘took the knee’ set the scene, followed by the Hungarian fans chanting and throwing missiles against the English black players. It was very clear that the enormous strides achieved against racist attitudes in the west have still not been achieved by many in eastern Europe, despite Hungary being a member of the EU. It makes me realise that the reason so many things went catastrophically wrong in my own life was because I did not talk to people enough, creating misunderstandings and incorrect interpretations of my attitude. That’s why I wrote The Meleke Stone, to highlight not just how the peoples of the Middle East should get together more, but as a catalyst to show other warring peoples how to show brotherhood to each other. We already have to fight global viruses and natural disasters together, so why not racism too? As the moon rises tomorrow night, the year 5782 begins for the Jewish people. Bringing people together around the world really would be a wonderful global portent for the year ahead.