Jordan’s Queen Rania took the opportunity in an interview with CNN to express her horror at the October 7 attack on Israel by the Islamic group Hamas. She was asked how she felt “as an Arab, as a Palestinian, as a human being, as a mother.”
In response, the Queen harshly criticized Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza following Hamas’s surprise attack and the West’s “double standards.” She compared what was happening in southern Israel to what was happening in Gaza, and she said, “It’s wrong to point a gun at someone and kill an entire family, but is it okay to shoot them and kill them?” she said.
The interview, which sparked a huge backlash in Israel, highlights the deepening divisions between Israel and other Middle Eastern countries over how they view the conflict.
An Israeli man stands near a house destroyed in fighting with Hamas (22nd)
Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg
A new poll has revealed that 64% of Israelis feel unsafe. Hamas fires rockets and missiles at Israel on a daily basis and attempts to invade by land and sea. Security officials believe some of the insurgents who entered the area on October 7 may be in hiding in preparation for a second attack.
However, many people outside Israel have a different view. “It is also important to recognize that the attacks by Hamas did not occur for no reason,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on the 24th, adding that the Palestinians had been under “56 years of suffocating occupation.” ” he said.
Israel calls for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to resign, reacting to remarks at Security Council
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Erdan, was outraged by the comments and called for Guterres’ resignation. These sentiments are not limited to the right wing of the country’s politics. Opposition leader Benny Gantz posted on X (formerly Twitter), “It’s dark times when the Secretary-General of the United Nations condones terrorism.”
A man walks past a poster of US President Biden (Jerusalem, June 20)
Photographer: Thomas Coes/AFP/Getty Images
Germany was one of the early countries to come out in support of Israel, starting on October 7th. Germany also denies calls for the UN Secretary-General to resign. “We have the confidence of the German government as well as the UN Secretary-General,” a government spokesperson said in Berlin.
Israel admits there is a reason behind the October 7 attack, which caused severe damage. However, for the country, the reason for this is not the unfair treatment of Palestinians. Israel believes the attack by Hamas is a continuation of centuries of anti-Semitic attacks.
The Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem issued a statement following Guterres’ remarks. The difference between the October 7th attack and the Holocaust is that “Jews now have a state and an army, and are not defenseless and at the mercy of others.” He pointed out that the sincerity of world leaders who have visited and vowed to “never repeat it” is being tested.
President Biden and other Western leaders visited Tel Aviv one after another to express solidarity and support for Israel.
Israelis felt understood after the visits of national leaders to Tel Aviv. Videos of the massacre, filmed by Hamas itself, were circulating online, and Israel believed its plan to destroy Hamas would resonate with the world.
However, when Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed thousands of people, the world’s sympathy Israel had hoped for took an unexpected turn.
Rescue workers search the site of a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike (Gaza, 24th)
Photographer: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Ankara on the 25th, “Hamas is not a terrorist organization, but a group of jihadists who fight to protect their territory and citizens. Killing children will never be tolerated.” He canceled a planned visit to Israel later this year.
Hamas is a group of liberators, not a terrorist organization – Turkish president
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia, whose state religion is Islam, has said that no Muslim leader believes that the events in Gaza will be resolved easily. “Israel has become so arrogant with the support of the United States and Europe,” he said, “that it is insane to allow people to be massacred, babies to be killed, hospitals to be bombed, schools to be destroyed. It’s a long time ago. It’s the height of barbarism in this world.”
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (Kuala Lumpur, 24th)
Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg
Israel calls Hamas the new Islamic State (ISIS) and has vowed to destroy it, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union (EU).
Lina Khatib, from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, said: “Calling Hamas the new ISIS is not only analytically inaccurate but also risks leaving Gaza’s entire population as vulnerable targets.” ” he pointed out. She said “Arabs and Muslims widely reject this simplistic and dangerous depiction.”
March in support of Palestinians in Washington, D.C. (21st)
Source: Getty Images North America
Amid growing concerns that Lebanon’s pro-Iranian militia, Hezbollah, may join the war, some Israelis are considering temporarily leaving for the United States or Europe. However, given the anti-Israel demonstrations taking place in Western cities, some believe it would be safer to stay at home.
Many Israelis say this is a fight for a Jewish homeland, a second war of independence. However, it is unclear what this will ultimately produce domestically. Officials say applications for gun permits are on track to triple.
Rachel Goldberg Pollin, whose son was kidnapped by Hamas, asked this question in a speech at the United Nations. Why isn’t the world making more noise about the abductees?
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2023-10-25 19:02:00
