More than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed and 90,000 wounded by Israeli forces but it has not provoked the conscience of the global superpowers even a bit. Out of those killed in Gaza, more than 10,000 are women and children, who by no stretch of imagination can be called terrorists. The International Court of Justice has said these killings “appeared to be genocide”. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned these killing and has said, “We have failed the people of Gaza.” There is serious outrage across the globe over these killings and even in America youngsters are raising their voices irrespective of their race and ethnicity, but the western regimes remain oblivious to the ethnic cleansing. It seems that the souls of global powers who have the capacity and firepower to stop this genocide have gone for a walk. Rather, it is better to say that they all are accomplices in the crime.

No sane person would justify killings by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. This was a barbarous act; all those who perpetrated this crime should be brought to justice, and the most severe punishment should be given to them. No amount of condemnation is enough. But the civilisational question is — does this barbaric act give Israel licence to punish and kill the entire Palestinian population? If so then what is the difference between Hamas terrorists and Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu? If Hamas is called terrorist and barbaric, then why should the Israeli government not be called terrorist also? Can a legitimate government which calls itself democratic, that claims to follow universal human values, behave like a terrorist organisation? And how can the US and other western powers allow the Israeli government to inflict genocide? These are the same governments who get very emotional and conscientious on the issue of Ukraine and condemn Russia but they are openly supplying arms and........

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