In recent times, the Gaza issue has been turned into a tool of profit for certain opportunistic groups operating behind a façade of religious virtue in different parts of the world. Actions taken under the pretext of condemning states, boycotting companies, or even provoking diplomatic tensions are often carried out with calculated intent, yet regrettably escape wider public scrutiny.

Audiences that focus narrowly on unfolding events can easily become captive to artificial and hypocritical narratives constructed behind the scenes, drawing distorted conclusions from complex realities. In such an environment, emotional mobilisation replaces critical judgement, and manufactured outrage begins to masquerade as moral clarity.

Disinformation, together with coordinated propaganda and agitation campaigns, is now operating with remarkable freedom. In a very real sense, it has taken centre stage, shaping perceptions and steering public sentiment while truth struggles to compete in the noise.

The recent protest actions in Türkiye targeting Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR, alongside Egypt, under the banner of alleged support for Israel, represent not an act of principled solidarity but a deeply misguided and politically corrosive performance. Framed as moral outrage over Gaza, these protests in reality expose a troubling combination of selective activism, ideological manipulation, and deliberate provocation aimed at straining brotherly relations between Azerbaijan and Türkiye, as well as misguiding the masses into a state of disillusionment.

At the heart of these protests lies a fundamental distortion. Azerbaijan is being accused of political alignment with Israel in the context of the Gaza tragedy simply because the energy that originates in Azerbaijan eventually reaches Israeli markets. This argument collapses under even basic scrutiny. Azerbaijan is an independent state, not an ideological proxy. It produces energy and sells it on international markets. Once oil and gas enter global trade flows, they are commodities, not political statements. Energy sold to Europe can be resold to any destination, just as........

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