Anwar Ibrahim points to double standards that condemn Russia’s military operation in Ukraine but don’t support a ceasefire in Gaza
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has accused Western leaders of selectively applying international law when they condemn Russia’s military operation in Ukraine but don’t stand up for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war.
Addressing the Australian National University in Canberra on Thursday, Anwar said that, for six decades, the West has given “carte blanche” to Israel to continue its “murderous rampage on the Palestinians.”
“Unfortunately, the gut-wrenching tragedy that continues to unfold in the Gaza Strip has laid bare the self-serving nature of much valued, the much-vaunted rules-based order,” the PM argued.
The differing and inconsistent responses by the West towards the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza conflicts “defied reasoning,” he stressed. It was a “fool’s errand” to believe that other countries, including in the Indo-Pacific, would not notice inconsistencies in the application of international law.
www.rt.com/news/593947-malaysia-west-hypocrisy-gaza-ukraine/
Children killed in Gaza in 4 months exceeds 4 years of worldwide conflicts – combined pic.twitter.com/DAbwM32jFq
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🧵On #InternationalWomensDay, some updates & stats on the situation of women in Gaza in the last 153 days:
👉 9.000 women killed by Israel
👉An average of 63 women killed on a daily basis
👉 Almost 37 of the killed women are mothers pic.twitter.com/5DJIzWCzlA— Tamam (@TamamBeitJirja) March 8, 2024