Israel’s Zionist regime, under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu has, by the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, revealed the murderous nature of Zionism; as being far worse than Nazism.
The ongoing disproportionate military campaign by Israel, against Gaza and the West Bank, was launched after the October 7, 2023 attack against Israel, by Hamas. But it is obviously a well-orchestrated genocide against Palestinians, far worse than the holocaust.
According to Gaza officials, almost half of Gaza’s buildings have either been damaged or destroyed, and about 85 per cent of Gaza Strip’s 2.2 million people have fled their homes, most of them to the south, while more than 22,000 Palestinians have been killed, majority of them women and children.
Outraged by this heartless and brutal military campaign being committed by Israel, the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, recently disclosed that Netanyahu is a war criminal and the world must ensure that he faces trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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In a speech to an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Committee meeting in Istanbul, in December, Erdogan said the Western nations supporting Israel were giving it “unconditional support to kill babies” and were complicit in its crimes.
“Beyond being a war criminal, Netanyahu, who is the butcher of Gaza right now, will be tried as the butcher of Gaza, just as Milosevic was tried.” Erdogan said, in reference to Yugoslav ex-President Slobodan Milosevic, who was tried for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes at a tribunal in The Hague.
Some would argue that with the unflinching and criminal support of the US for Israel, Netanyahu may not be probed or tried. It might be true, but history established that no matter how long it takes, every criminal act of a tyrannical leader, meets with a corresponding recompense. Israel is just 76 years old as a nation, and the USA is 247 years old.
Far stronger nations have had their epoch, with all the attending might and grandeur, but are now weak — militarily, politically and economically. Some have even been forgotten by history entirely.
The Ottoman Empire, for instance, had ruled the world for over 600 years; Roman Empire, 499 years; Byzantine Empire, 1,123 years; Abyssinian Empire, 665 years etc… The Roman Empire ended with the fall of Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453 CE.
Taking this historical context into perspective, where then lies the power and invincibility of both Israel and the USA?
It is already obvious that the US is in a decline mode. China, Russia, India and perhaps Turkey are emerging to challenge the US’s dominance in economy, military and politics. The West’s inspired “democracy”, as a political template for “less developed” nations to imbibe, has turned out to be a curse, rather than a blessing.
Most of the developing nations practising “democracy” are yet to attain Uhuru! The western-inspired political theory largely results in social disharmony, economic stagnation, endemic corruption and political retrogression in most of the “Third-World” countries practicing Western democracy.
On the other hand, we see how China, Russia and Iran are performing with their homegrown political systems despite all the US and Western European imposed economic sanctions and political subversion.
With the US warmongering and her double standards in world affairs, many developing countries are shifting their foreign policies and developmental aspirations elsewhere. While Israel’s current bloodletting against the hapless Palestinians has not only failed to achieve the goal of total extermination of the Palestinians, it has instead, exposed the Netanyahu’s racist and murderous policy against the Arabs.
To underscore the dissent of Israel’s murderous campaign against the Palestinians, dozens of countries around the world have cut off diplomatic relations with the apartheid state. Belize, this week, became the latest to take action in protest Israel’s tactics, following the footsteps of several countries in the Middle East, Africa and a number of governments in Latin America.
South Africa announced last week that it was recalling all its diplomats from Tel Aviv “for consultation.” The South African government cited several reasons for the move, including “the refusal of the Israeli government to respect international law” and its “genocidal airstrikes” against Palestinians.
Chad recalled its chargé d’affaires to Israel earlier this month. “Chad condemns the loss of lives of many innocent civilians and calls for a ceasefire, leading to a lasting solution to the Palestinian question,” Chad’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement released on November 4, 2023.
Apart from these two African countries, Turkey, Jordan, Honduras, Columbia, Chile, Bolivia, Bahrain and lately Belize are the countries that either recalled their diplomats or entirely cut off relationships with the Zionist regime, in protest against the genocidal attacks against Palestinians.
Nigeria, with the largest number of black Muslims, is yet to even condemn Netanyahu’s maniacal murder of Palestinians.
In a lame and cautious statement, Nigeria called for a “ceasefire” and a “peaceful resolution of the conflict through dialogue.” Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, in a statement on October 7, 2023, said the Nigerian Government is “Deeply concerned about the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Hamas.”
Netanyahu has woefully failed in his murderous campaign to drive away the entire Palestinian population from Gaza and the West Bank to pave the way for his expansionist craving. The resilience of the Palestinian people has proved to be remarkable. Despite having lost over 20,000 lives and having over 85 per cent of their buildings and homes either damaged or destroyed.
What the US and Israel failed to reckon is that, Netanyahu’s maniacal bloodletting has only created a generation of hardened and traumatised young Palestinians who have witnessed the most brutal, inhuman and callous killings and destruction of their every object of value; including their loved ones and their lands, in history.
This generation of oppressed and traumatised victims of Israel’s brutal occupation and their worldwide supporters, together with all those who stand for justice, are to become the nemesis of both Israel and the USA in future.
They shall indeed be the forces that will stand against oppression and injustice. They will drive away the occupiers.
That moment may just be some few weeks, months, decades or even a century away; but it will certainly happen unless the world punishes Netanyahu for his dastardly and genocidal deeds.
They will retaliate against the inhumane attacks and ethnic cleansing they witnessed, which was perpetrated against a people whose land was criminally stolen to satisfy the insatiable craving of a criminal organisation called Zionism!
Indabawa is the Chairman, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Kano State chapter
