Published February 01,2024
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Israel has killed no less than 27,000 individuals in Gaza since October 7. Approximately 66,000 individuals have been injured in assaults concentrating on hospitals, colleges, locations of worship, cemeteries, and different civilian constructions.
While individuals worldwide have organized solidarity actions with Palestinians, Western states have maintained their “hypocritical” stance. Recently, regardless of positioning themselves in opposition to Russia after assaults on Ukraine, Western international locations supported Israel in its assaults on the Gaza Strip, overlooking the plight of civilians.
Children have been the victims as effectively. Israel has killed over 11,500 kids in Gaza since October 7, leaving greater than 24,000 kids orphaned. The excessive variety of kids killed didn’t immediate Western states to impose deterrent sanctions in opposition to Israel. In distinction, after Russia’s assaults on Ukraine, the identical Western nations, citing civilian casualties, supported Ukraine in varied fields.
The International Court of Justice has taken provisional measures in opposition to Israel within the case introduced by South Africa, accusing Israel of “genocide.” Many Western international locations, following the case, lower their assist to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees at Israel’s urging, alleging connections between company staff and Hamas. Countries such because the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Japan, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, France, Scotland, Finland, the Netherlands, Austria, and Romania stopped monetary assist to the company.
Most Western international locations, unsurprisingly, sided with Israel, not the civilians within the Gaza Strip. Previously, 33 states, largely European Union members, intervened within the genocide case that Ukraine introduced in opposition to Russia on the International Court of Justice.
The media, significantly some Western-based shops and social media platforms, have both hid or manipulated Israel’s assaults. For occasion, the U.S.-based New York Times titled an article, “Israel-Hamas War: Killing of 9 Soldiers in a Day Shows the Cost of War for Israel,” whereas tons of American bombs had been falling on civilians in Gaza on the similar time.
Source: www.anews.com.tr