Editorial: It is highly unlikely the West will muzzle Israel

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It is difficult to put into words the outrage one feels when looking at the broken, lifeless bodies of Palestinian men, women, and especially children — all victims of Israel’s latest murderous assault on Gaza.

If any other country had been guilty of committing these atrocities, the international community, particularly the self-professed guardians of the rules-based Western order, would have been calling for harsh accountability. But not so for Israel, for whom the rules are always put aside by its benefactors.

While the people of Gaza have been enduring hell on earth ever since the events of Oct 7, Tuesday’s air strike targeting the Al Ahli Hospital marks a new low in this uneven, brutal conflict.

It is highly unlikely the West will muzzle Israel. And the Muslim world must take a stand that goes beyond rhetoric, and stops the slaughter in Palestine.

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