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Are Palestinians Children of a Lesser God?
When will the world rise up and condemn Israel for its multiple atrocities?
A few days ago, 16 Palestinian babies were killed by an Israeli airstrike.
As expected, the world said and did nothing.
There was a time that widespread condemnation of Israel atrocities used to be the thing, but these days, the levels of apathy are breathtaking.
Now contrast the global apathy at the maiming of Palestinian babies with the outcry which we all witnessed when Vladimir Putin began his quest to reconquer Ukraine, several months ago.
We were outraged and rightly so when we saw mothers and children being bombarded and killed by the Russian army, and yet we are so desensitized to the perennial suffering of a few million people who have had their dignity ripped away from them.
What could be the reason for this? Is it racial? Do we see these people of colour as less than human and worthy of our attention? Is the world of Netflix to blame for this or have we become willing accomplices in our continued brainwashing by the mainstream media that we are no longer bothered by what happens in Palestine?
Are we saying that Palestinians are children of a lesser god?