THERE had never been many expectations from the Arab countries to stand up in support of the Palestinian people living under occupation. After all, many of them have made peace with the Zionist state of Israel. But one had hoped that the ongoing atrocities committed by Israeli forces in Gaza would have shaken them out of their slumber. Unfortunately, that has not happened.
While Israel continues to kill children and newborn babies in attacks on hospitals in Gaza, the Muslim world has chosen not to go beyond statements of condemnation. The joint resolution, issued after the emergency summit meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh recently, is yet another shameful act of betrayal of the hapless Palestinian population who are facing a genocide. Their inaction virtually makes these countries abettors in the mass killings being carried out by the Zionist forces in Gaza.
