Suzanne Harrington: I feed a seagull in my garden — while the children of Gaza starve

"We’re supposed to care about Oasis, or Ozzy, or those Coldplay kiss-cam people, or how bad the English women’s team are at penalties, while, a few short hours away, ordinary people are being murdered by starvation."
Suzanne Harrington: I feed a seagull in my garden — while the children of Gaza starve

Yazan, a malnourished 2-year-old Palestinian boy, sit with his brothers at their family's damaged home in the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on July 23, 2025. Pic: Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

Every morning, a massive seagull sits outside the back door, waiting for breakfast. 

He loves bananas and cashews. He hates cherries and blueberries. He puts up with pineapple, if there’s nothing else. 

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