The Aisling Awards has had a series of high-profile guests of honour but none involved in as perilous a role as the head of the United Nations relief agency in Gaza, John Ging. The Guardian reported earlier this month that his life is believed to be under threat from extremists in Gaza. The same report also describes him as "charasmatic".
I look forward to his contribution to this Thursday's Aisling Gala — the fourteenth — when we will salute the heroes of the new Belfast.
This interview with the BBC detailing the "horrific" situation in Gaza during the Israeli invasion of early 2009 underlines the enormity of the task he faces. "There is no military solution to this problem. In fact, this conflict is the result of political failure. That lies on the shoulders of all politicians and it's on their shoulders now to actually stop the fighting and get back to a political solution."
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