When Ukraine resists Russia, the U.S. and EU rightly call it courage and defend its right to self-defense. The same principle must apply elsewhere. If Western nations support Ukraine’s resistance, they must also recognize Palestinians’ right to resist Israeli oppression that many trace back to the 1948 Nakba, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced during the creation of Israel.
Decades of occupation, blockade, settlement expansion, and repeated wars have left Palestinians without basic security or sovereignty. A just and lasting peace requires equal standards for human rights and international law.
Western governments should vigorously support a viable Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank alongside Israel, and press all leaders—including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—to end policies that perpetuate violence and deny Palestinians self-determination.
Justice and peace demand consistency, not selective outrage.
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