𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Nasir Khan 

In a supplementary comment in Freedom, Maggie Meehan, an American political activist, asked:

Nasir Khan, which probably means that public support for Palestinian self-determination and respect for this Hamas response will have to increase?

My reply:

Dear Maggie Meehan, the world has seen, often silently, the mass killings of Palestinians and systematic destruction of Gaza by Israeli air force and ground forces for so long. Now some rulers have given formal recognition to the State of Palestine because it is run and administered by a collaborator, Mahmoud Abbas! But those who follow the events and the role of the phoney leaders like Abbas know that such trivial gestures are only to pacify some people, but large sections of populations of many western countries stand for the liberation of Palestine and the end of the colonial occupation. 

To our surprise, the US, the citadel of Zionist support and the supplier of lethal and destructive weapons, military intelligence, and unconditional diplomatic support, has become more isolated in the United Nations. Despite all the efforts to suppress and terrorise protesters, many Americans have challenged the ruling establishment's criminal policy towards the besieged people of Gaza and the barbaric mass slaughter by Israel of the Palestinians. That is a proof of great courage and defiance supporting the just cause of Palestine has become more visible and a factor for the manipulative political leaders to consider. The same trend is evident in the pro-Zionist countries of Europe, where protesters against the mass killings of Palestinians are being victimised and arrested by authorities for standing for Palestine.