“The Russian invasion of Ukraine — with the Russians seeing Ukrainians as deviant members of their own tribe — was justly condemned by much of the world. Europe and the US loudly denounced an aggression aimed at eliminating Ukrainian history and identity.
These very countries — with scarcely any dissent in their high circles — have handed Israel a blank cheque for genocide. What else to call it?
The world’s most densely populated strip of land has all exits controlled by the Israelis who have denied food and fuel to the population while relentlessly bombing it from the air.
What explains Western support for Israel? This needs some reflection.“
Read the full op-ed by Pervez Hoodbhoy here.
