America’s double standards; From supporting Ukraine to silence in Gaza

Mehr News Agency, International Group: Although all nations and most of the member states of the United Nations have repeatedly invaded They have condemned the other country according to international laws, but the stark difference in the approach and actions of America and its allies towards the crisis in Ukraine and Gaza has revealed their double standards towards the nations.

Before entering into the discussion, we will review parts of the supreme leader of the revolution’s words in this context:

In his speech on the first day of 1403, he revealed the hypocrisy of America and Western leaders and said: First of all, the cases in Gaza showed what oppression and darkness prevails in the world. Is. This Western world, this so-called civilized world that claims human rights and the like, showed what darkness rules their lives, their thoughts, and their actions. More than thirty thousand people are massacred, from babies to teenagers, to young people, to old people, women, men, to the sick; Within a short period of time, thirty thousand of these people will be destroyed, their houses will be destroyed, the infrastructure of their country will be destroyed, the civilized world will watch; No, it doesn’t just prevent, it also helps! In the very first days of the Zionist regime’s brutal attack on the people of Gaza, the Americans visited regularly, the Europeans visited one after the other constantly, they showed their support and support for the Zionist criminals, they openly announced; It was not just an announcement, they sent weapons, sent facilities, provided all kinds of help. The darkness of today’s world is this; We are facing this world today. This is a look; This look from an angle that showed the state of the world today.

A long list of America’s double reactions to the war in Ukraine and Gaza

Now we have to answer the question of how the dual behavior of America and the West towards the two mentioned crises has come about. Media are presented in a list. Washington and Brussels responded to Russia’s military operations in Ukraine by imposing severe sanctions against Moscow (oil embargo, trade and banking restrictions, freezing of assets, ban on broadcasting some Russian satellite programs in Europe, etc.).

Their calls for boycotts targeted athletes, musicians, filmmakers and writers. Exhibitions and concerts of Russians were canceled.

But no such answer has been given to Israel. The “Global Boycott Movement” or Israel Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), which was established as the most important movement to support the oppressed Palestine in 2005, has supported retaliatory measures against Tel Aviv.

But in the West, the movement was regularly labeled anti-Semitic, and was marginalized in Germany. This movement is banned in about 30 states of the United States. In France, it has faced a legal challenge for its activity, and in Canada, its promotion has been declared illegal and prohibited.

The list of double standards goes on… the West arms Ukraine under attack but sells weapons to occupying Israel and threatens retaliation against anyone who provides military support to the Palestinians. does.

“Joe Biden”, the president of the United States, called the bombing of Mariupol hospital “an outrage of the world”, but when Israeli bombings and sieges destroyed many hospitals in Gaza He was silent. He condemned the killing of “Bocha” as “genocide”, but refused to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, where more than 20,000 people had been killed in less than three months.

Even Benoît Brévilleanalyst of the French publication Le Monde Diplomatique mondediplo compared and proportionality in this field to The work is closed: some Western commentators compare the 1,200 victims of Hamas to the population of Israel and say that for the United States, a country with a population of 331 million, this number is equivalent to the death of 45,000 civilians; A figure of “20 times September 11” and this figure will be 9 thousand people for France, which is 100 times the victims of the Bataclans terrorist incident. But if it is to be compared in this way, it should be said, how will the comparison of the 20,000 Palestinians killed in the first three months of Israel’s attack on Gaza be compared to its population of 2.3 million? For France, this equates to 580,000 deaths, and for the United States, about 2.8 million, more than all of America’s wars, including the Civil War.

Furthermore, more than 70% of the population of Gaza has been forced into exile. So why not compare it? This figure is equivalent to about 50 million French people and nearly 200 million Americans. Now this question is raised, why America and the West, who are aware of the depth of the tragedy of Israel’s attack on Gaza, have chosen silence and inaction?

The impact of the opposing approach of America and the West to the crises in Ukraine and Gaza in the future

The West has so far failed to punish Israel for not following the laws of war, but at the same time, it has dealt several blows to Russia in Ukraine for the same reasons. International observers have repeatedly warned that this unequal treatment can make accountability and prevention of war crimes more difficult.

In fact, two years after the start of Russia’s massive invasion of Ukraine and six months after Israel’s attacks on Gaza, critics say that the response to these parallel crises shows a double standard in It is an international space.

After Russia invaded its neighbor on February 24, 2022, the United States and European countries united in response, condemning Moscow’s actions as a violation of international law. They imposed sanctions, sent weapons and financial aid to Kiev and sheltered refugees.

On the other hand, in Gaza, with the increase in the number of dead bodies in Gaza as a result of repeated Israeli bombings, there was an expectation that the international community would react with a similar behavior to Ukraine in Gaza. Right, the way he reacted to the situation in Ukraine and expressed solidarity with the wounded.

Furthermore, it was expected that there would be similar calls in the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire, sanctions and diplomatic isolation of Israel, along with a generous aid package for the Palestinians. have.

But the examination of these behaviors, especially the recent allocation of foreign aid approved by the US Senate, is contrary to expectations and sets American double standards for two crises and two wars. Was; According to media reports, about 60 billion dollars will be allocated to Ukraine, 14 billion dollars to Israel, and only 10 billion dollars to global humanitarian efforts, including a part of it to actions in Gaza.

Sarah Yager, director of Human Rights Watch in Washington, while warning about such completely different reactions of the US, said: The effects of this Western double standard may It will be felt far beyond the duration of these two crises and destroy whatever faith remains in international humanitarian law.

Yager wrote in an article in “Foreign Affairs”: Israel has attacked hospitals and schools in Gaza without provoking much protest from the White House. Some might argue that the United States could tolerate a bit of hypocrisy in supporting its longtime ally, Israel. But playing a role in the erosion of international laws will have harmful consequences for America far beyond Gaza.

According to him, these double standards will at least make “the future declarations of the US Department of State regarding crises ineffective and empty, and it will be more difficult to solve international crises.”

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Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, criticized the US-led West for the apparent contradiction of its approach and performance in its “support” for Ukraine and its “relative silence”. has condemned the Israeli army’s attack on Gaza.

He recently protested against these different standards and said: These standards are evident in the demand that we all rush to the defense of Ukraine as we should, because Ukraine is subject to Russia has attacked, but at the same time (the West) tells us not to pay attention to the bombing and the suffering of the people of Gaza. The double standard of these governments is a bigger threat to human rights in the current situation.

Eugenie Duss, a researcher at the Geneva Academy, says: One of the aspects of the double behavior of the West is that 12 million Ukrainian refugees who fled the Russian attack have been welcomed by the host countries and their rights have been properly respected. Many of these people have been settled in America, England and other European countries.

Many critics have noted: in the Western double standard, Ukrainian lives are valued more than their Palestinian counterparts. In fact, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, America and Europe have opened their doors to millions of Ukrainian exiles and have shown a level of hospitality that has shocked Iraqi, Syrian and Afghan refugees.

This is while there is no such welcome for Gaza refugees. After 44 days of continuous Israeli bombardment, French President Emmanuel Macron reluctantly agreed to bring only 50 wounded Palestinian children from the region to France “if this action is useful and necessary”.

Why doesn’t the world reflect America’s double standards?

Many countries in the world have long witnessed the double standards of America and the West in condemning the illegal occupation of Ukraine and at the same time standing behind Israel. Israel, which has occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip since 1967 and has maintained and expanded settlements in the region, actions that are considered illegal by nations and most of the international community. Israel has also put Gaza under land, air and sea blockade since 2007.

While Western governments condemned Russia in February 2022 for violating international law, observers in other countries, including developing countries, condemned this approach. that the West has no desire to forcefully condemn Israel both because of the permanent occupation and because of the failure to prevent the death of thousands of civilians in the continuous attack of the Zionist forces on Gaza.

Western capitals, led by the United States, strongly condemned the attack by Hamas and emphasized Israel’s right to defend itself. But so far, they have chosen not to put much pressure on Israel to adopt a ceasefire, even as civilian casualties from Israeli bombings mount and the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens.

According to the report of the Ministry of Health of Gaza, since October 7 (15th of Mehr) so far, there have been more than 33 thousand and 797 people. This is while the United Nations called the massacre in Gaza “a clear violation of international humanitarian law”.

Summary

Among many cases including hypocrisy and double and even multiple biopolitics of the United States and its allies towards Ukraine and Gaza, but they have tried to convince the world that In both conflicts, they deal with the same approach.

This is while, as many nations and different media in the world have suggested, the conflicting policies and actions of America and European countries towards Gaza and Ukraine have shown that In the world “there is one law for EU allies and another law for everyone else.”

“Nathalie Tocci” In an article referring to the above topic, Nathalie Tocci wrote in the Guardian: The world is being divided into “the West versus the rest” which is Reality confronts the world with more dangers. In a report on the results of the recent Munich security conference, he emphasized: There was a completely disappointing discussion about the Middle East at this summit, while Israel showed no signs of restraint, Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia had nothing to offer, and the Biden administration, in While expressing his opposition to Israel’s attack on Rafah with words, he did not want to use the leverage he has to stop Israel.

This is why America and Western leaders have always been accused of hypocrisy in their response to Palestine and Ukraine. In this context, not only in the official media but also a huge number of social media users around the world, including journalists and international observers, have severely criticized what they call the “double standard of America and the West towards Ukraine and Gaza”.

Aron Bastani, a British left-wing journalist, wrote on X social network: There is a clear double standard in approving terrorism against civilian targets in Ukraine and condemning it by Palestinians. .

Many users on various social networks wrote: Western diplomats and media support Ukrainians who defend their land, but Palestinians who do exactly the same. And they fight against Israel, they call them “terrorists”.

International observers in these media say: In fact, the United States has created an international order that benefits certain and few countries, peoples, and cultures. This is the continuation of the legacy of European imperialist powers that goes back centuries.

Now America has not only justified Israel’s brutal actions and provided all the weapons used to destroy Gaza, but also in the diplomatic arena. has protected and uses his right of veto in the UN Security Council to destroy resolutions against Tel Aviv repeatedly.