At the time of writing, a report from the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza states that more than 20,000 Palestinians in Gaza have died as a result of the Zionist regime’s bombing. More than 70 per cent of those killed were women and children. The actual death toll is much higher as thousands more are missing and believed to have died under the piles of collapsed buildings. All of the above figures will increase further as Israel’s violent attacks against Palestinians continue.
The whole world, except for the Zionists and their supporters, is saddened, disappointed and feels guilty witnessing the atrocities happening before their eyes. They want to do something to stop the Zionist regime from continuing to kill Palestinians but are unable to.
What is even sadder is that most Muslim countries and Arab countries are merely engaging in rhetoric to condemn Israeli atrocities. They are not willing to engage in concrete and significant actions to help the Palestinians. Despite a fatwa by the International Union of Muslim Scholars that states that Arab countries neighbouring Palestine, such as Egypt and Jordan, are obligated to assist Palestinians militarily, they have, instead, chosen to maintain diplomatic relations with Israel.
In the case of Turkey and the UAE, both are also vocal in their condemnation of Israel. Unfortunately, they have also chosen to maintain diplomatic and trade relations with Israel. Saudi Arabia, which previously planned to normalize relations with Israel, now merely suspends the plan instead of announcing its total abandonment.
Alhamdulillah, the Malaysian government has proven that it is different from other Arab and Muslim countries because it has dared to do something concrete recently when the Prime Minister of Malaysia announced the banning of all ships belonging to Israel, including from the shipping company Zim Shipping from docking at any port in Malaysia. Other countries, especially Arab countries and Islamic countries, would do well to emulate Malaysia’s example in this regard to stop the tyranny of Israel, which seems so determined to commit a second Nakba by driving the Palestinians out of the Gaza peninsula.
However, Israel’s inhumane actions since the beginning of October have opened the eyes of the world community to the fact that Israel is a very oppressive regime that ignores the decisions of the world community. Since 1968, Israel has contravened as many as 32 UN Security Council resolutions.
In 2023 alone, Israel was condemned by the UN General Assembly 14 times compared to only seven times in the case of other countries. Most recently, on December 20, the UNGA condemned Israel for its cruel actions of killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Only the United States and a handful of other countries chose to support Israel.
However, in the United States, there is now a rapid change in attitude towards Israel, especially among the younger generation. A study by the Harris Institute and the American Political Studies Center at Harvard University showed that the majority of American youth aged 18 to 24 not only do not support Israel but also oppose it.