What will happen to after-Gaza War? - True intensions and nature of the stakeholders

 

(Japanese Version)

(Arabic Version)

January 2024

 

The true intentions and nature of Western and Islamic countries

The majority of Israelis are convinced that the annihilation of the terrorist group Hamas is an essential condition for ending the war. They believe in the greatness of their country and at the same time their fathers and children are fighting on the battlefield. As everyone recognize that victory is certain, an unconditional and immediate ceasefire would be out of the question. Timid intellectuals who simply advocate peace are eliminated and imprisoned. That's what war is like.

 

How about the response of the European countries, the United States and neighboring Islamic countries? They are the stakeholders in the post-war settlement of Gaza. The problem is the distinction between their words and intentions.

 

European countries fear that the Gaza conflict will spread to the entire Middle East, including Iran, and that this will lead to frequent Islamic terrorism outbreaks in Europe. However, without influential mediators, pure and simple call for a humanitarian ceasefire is nonsense. That is the reality of war. Meanwhile, under the table of peace talks, advanced military powers such as the United States, France, and Germany are exporting large amounts of weapons. The defense industry is enjoying high performance. The gap between their words and true intentions is not small.

 

The words and true intentions of neighboring Islamic countries are much simpler. They support the independence of Palestine as an Arab-Islamic state and condemn Israel's mass murder of innocent women and children (genocide). And they will make utmost effort in providing humanitarian aid.

 

Palestinians want political independence and equality. But the autocratic monarchies in the Gulf, such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are afraid of a pincer attack from both democratized Palestine and Shiite Iran. The true opinion of the surrounding Arab countries is probably such as; Palestine maintains its flashy independence under Israeli rule with subsists on food and medical aid from neighboring countries. This is exactly same as the current situation of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, where lethargy and corruption are widespread.

 

Israel does not respond to the United Nations Security Council's call. Other country is simply advocating for two-state coexistence, but they cannot impose economic sanctions on Israel. The United States defends Israel by exercising its veto in the Security Council. The United Nations has become dysfunctional despite loudly calling out the inhumanity of Israel. Russia and China condemn Israel and the West and ask Hamas to refrain the radical actions. But they themselves do not change their attitude as bystanders. It looks like that two countries get fish in the international political arena.

 

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By Areha Kazuya

E-mail: Arehakazuya1@gmail.com