Nasir Khan blog

I was born in Poonch (Kashmir) and now I live in Norway. I oppose war and violence and am a firm believer in the peaceful co-existence of all nations and peoples. In my academic work I have tried to espouse the cause of the weak and the oppressed in a world dominated by power politics, misleading propaganda and violations of basic human rights. I also believe that all conscious members of society have a moral duty to stand for and further the cause of peace and human rights throughout the world.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚

-- Nasir Khan

The Palestinians in Gaza have been virtual prisoners of Israel since Israel imposed its land, sea and air siege on the enclave in 2007. This siege was and is illegal under international law and amounts to a crime against humanity on a large scale. What the militants of the besieged Gaza did was a bold move to break the criminal siege.

However, the loss of life that occurred in the operation at that time is very saddening as I oppose the killing of any human being, which Israel has been mercilessly doing since 1948. The present Israeli war on Gaza, the destruction of its infrastructure and the indiscriminate killing of thousands of people there is something only lawless Zionists may defend, but for the rest of humanity they are a flagrant violation of international law and total disregard of the basic norms of humanity.