Can't believe it's about eight months since I last wrote. I've just finished 'Invictus' by John Carlin. Perhaps the most interesting, incredible, moving book I have ever read. It goes back and tells the story of Nelson Mandela, mostly from the time of his incarceration in the early 1960s, how he decided that the African National Congress could never defeat the government by force of arms, and how he went about preparing the way to convince his political enemies that they were wrong (and misguided) and that South Africa could become a multiracial democracy.

The book climaxes on the afternoon of 24 June, 1995, when the South African Springboks supported by the entire nation defeated the New Zealand All Blacks by 15-12. I defy anyone to read some sections of this book without tear in their eye.

An outstanding book and one that should be read by all those who believe in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. All politicians, especially Israeli politicians, should read this book and reflect on its lessons.