As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Saturday, January 27, 2024, a disheartening paradox unfolds in history. In a synchronicity with the gravity of the past, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its ruling on Israel’s criminal actions in Gaza from October 2023 until now. The irony is profound as the descendants of those victims who endured Nazi horrors find themselves connected to criminal actions against humanity!
The death toll in Gaza is staggering. Over 26,000 lives, mostly women and children, have been lost. Thousands of homes, along with hospitals, schools, mosques, churches, and universities and almost everything, lie in ruins—a haunting testament to the widespread destruction in the region. The echoes of a criminal war against humanity resound not just in physical wreckage but in shattered lives and communities left in its wake.
The juxtaposition is hard to comprehend—the very people who remember the catastrophic history of the Holocaust are now cast as perpetrators against another nation. It prompts reflection on the cyclical nature of human conflict, as if history repeats itself with cruel symmetry. How have the descendants of the Nazi victims become perpetrators?!
The proofs of the Gaza genocide is undeniable, documented in numerous videos, photos, and by many international organizations and seen by hundreds of millions of people worldwide, and not fabricated in dark rooms. It’s time to halt this disconcerting game and strive for justice for Palestinians.
Unfortunately this is true, and it sadness me to still witnessing the suffering of the indigenous people of Palestine.