Israel’s political methods defy logic, ethics, and human sense. Burning journalists to death while they resided in a tent is hard to comprehend. Its probably infinitely worse than any cruelty perpetuated in any other war-like situation. Smotrich is cruel beyond description and one seriously wonders how the man sleeps at night with so much guilt and hate within him. He is hate filled and possibly every ounce of energy he possesses is to plan his next cruel act.
Western states have protected the Israeli regime since its inception, and escalated their complicity in its crimes since the beginning of the genocide. France, like others, have pretended to be a neutral mediator while granting impunity and unconditional political, financial and military support to the Israeli regime. Instead of meaningless condemnations and actions – such as the ongoing trilateral summit with Egypt and Jordan – France must uphold its obligations to stop and prevent further Israeli genocide and international crimes through sanctions. Europe, in this sense, is worse than Israel and USA combined. With that innocent look, and a few charitable remarks, they assume they have washed their guilt from the genocide of the Jews during the Second World War. Soon after they were awash in colonialism, and then neo-colonialism.
They still fan the flames of hate between ethnic groups in different parts of the world and , thus, prompt killings while announcing platitudes about peace. Little wonder they are a fading power of no consequence to shaping the world.
Meanwhile, the one great source of hope in this battle remains the UN Special Rapporteur who has never feared to call a spade a spade. Speaking of what is happening in Gaza she declares ” it is not a war, but a genocide, and that there is no protection for Palestinian lives”. She added “The evidence of the killing of paramedics in Rafah has been hidden, and the Israeli army faces no restrictions or controls on the killing of Palestinians.”
This will also pass because it must end. The suffering will have been too much for many tens of thousands. Yet, there rings a bell of hope. Martin Luther King spoke these words: “And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more. The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people”.
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Ranjan Solomon
On behalf of MLN/Palestine Updates
15 April 2025