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In a revealing interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Queen Rania of Jordan highlighted a double standard, pointing out that Israeli officials are not often asked to condemn their actions. This observation comes amidst ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip, a situation that has been internationally condemned due to the act of collective punishment against Palestinians.
The article, penned by Wieland Hoban and originally published in the Battleground on Dec 1, 2023, delves into the question "Do you condemn?" and its implications in the Middle East conflict. This question, it seems, is not merely about morality, but rather defines the context of a conversation.
The article also sheds light on the internal friction within the German-based activist organization, Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East. Members of the group found it essential to express empathy, while others viewed it as outside their role as political activists to highlight emotions. The spokesperson of the group, however, remains unnamed in the provided search results.
The violence in Gaza, a constant in the lives of its inhabitants, is not limited to Islamist groups like Hamas. The armed resistance also includes Marxist-Leninist groups like the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
The fate of Khalil Aburaida, killed by Israeli bombs in October 2023, and his family - wife Alaa and their four children - remains unknown. The Palestinian ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, was subjected to an interrogation by Kirsty Wark on the BBC programme Newsnight after losing six family members, including two children, in Gaza. Despite his grief, Wark insisted that Zomlot, as a representative of the PLO, condemn the actions of Hamas.
Yanis Varoufakis, a Greek economist and leftist politician, refused to condemn Hamas for an attack and located the responsibility for the violence at the root of the conflict less with Israel and more with the West. This stance echoes the views of Angela Davis, a Black civil rights icon, who expressed bafflement in 1972 about being asked if she approved of violence in the Black struggle, having grown up in a community subject to constant violence by racists.
The board of the Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East published a statement seeking a middle ground between humanity and political analysis. This stance, however, was met with criticism for not condemning the violence outright. The article suggests that this ritualistic questioning and the subsequent condemnation serve to reinforce the idea that the oppression is justified, even necessary.
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