Munaeem's Blog

 Israel was created after the Holocaust. Today, some critics argue it is carrying out a campaign that echoes the same horrors. They call it genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The charge is contested. For many Jews, linking Israel with Nazi Germany denies their own suffering. For Palestinians, the comparison is rooted in what they see daily: destroyed homes, crowded hospitals, and families forced to flee. A Palestinian boy in Khan Younis holding a torn schoolbook, still damp from the rain seeping through the rubble. A grandmother in Hebron remembering how her family was pushed from their home in 1948 — watching her grandchildren displaced again. A doctor in Gaza writing online about treating children without anesthesia because the borders remain closed. The question is why this continues without consequence. Observers point to Washington. The United States provides Israel with weapons, funding, and, most crucially, diplomatic protection. In the UN Se...