Jerusalem will not be another Andalusia

Jerusalem will not be another Andalusia

May 17, 2021

The Muslim world celebrated a bittersweet Ramadan Bayram, also known as Eid al-Fitr, as Palestine was covered in blood. At least 174 Palestinians have reportedly died in Israel’s bombardment on Gaza.

 
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The Muslim world celebrated a bittersweet Ramadan Bayram, also known as Eid al-Fitr, as Palestine was covered in blood. At least 174 Palestinians have reportedly died in Israel’s bombardment on Gaza.

Muslim leaders delivered a muted response to Israel’s acts of provocation at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Whereas the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League suffer from their traditional helplessness, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched a diplomatic offensive, reaching out to a broad range of countries, from Jordan and Kuwait to Russia and Malaysia.

As such, he attempted to mobilize Muslim leaders, and humanity in general, to take action against those acts of “state terrorism.

The Biden administration, which pledged to pursue a foreign policy with a focus on “human rights,” by contrast, responded to attacks by Israeli radicals and Israeli forces against Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque by calling for “restraint” from both sides.

At the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the United States, once again, used its veto power to defend Israel. Washington also described the firing of rockets from Gaza, a reaction to Israeli aggression, as “unacceptable.”

To add insult to injury, it said that Israel exercised its “

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