6 Reasons Palestinians Lost Faith in the World

Amid the ongoing Zionist aggression on the Gaza Strip and the escalating violations against civilians, Palestinians’ sense that the international community has repeatedly failed them is growing. UN slogans and diplomatic statements are no longer sufficient to convince the Palestinian people that a truly fair international legal system exists.

Here are six main reasons behind the erosion of Palestinians’ trust in the international community:

1.    Double Standards in International Positions:

Palestinians accuse Western countries, led by the United States and European Union nations, of applying human rights and humanitarian standards selectively. While sanctions are swiftly imposed on other countries under the pretext of human rights, the Zionist entity is granted political and diplomatic protection despite committing documented war crimes and violations.

2.   UN Ineffectiveness in the Face of Violations:

Despite dozens of reports issued by UN agencies on crimes committed in Palestinian territories, the Security Council has remained unable to take binding decisions against the Zionist state due to the U.S. veto. Major massacres have gone unpunished, and the recommendations have turned into nothing more than a political archive.

3.   Failure of the International Criminal Court to Act:

Despite the initiation of preliminary investigations into war crimes committed in Gaza and the West Bank, the International Criminal Court’s severe delays have provided cover for the Zionist state, reinforcing the belief that international law is applied only to the weak.

4.   Overlooking the Zionist Siege and Massacres in Gaza:

For over 17 years, the people of Gaza have lived under a suffocating siege, one of the longest in modern history, without the international community being able to lift it or even effectively condemn it. Nearly two years have passed since the genocidal war on Gaza and the accompanying destruction and massacres of civilians, yet no action was taken to stop it. Palestinians consider this silence as complicity or implicit acceptance of a policy of collective punishment.

5.   Collapse of the International Relief System in the Latest War:

During the latest war, most aid corridors were closed, UNRWA centers were bombed, and food and medical supplies ran out. Yet, the international community did not effectively activate its emergency mechanisms to save civilians, deepening Palestinians’ sense that their lives are cheap in the eyes of the international community.

6.   Internationally-Supported Arab Normalization:

In recent years, there has been a wave of normalization between some Arab countries and the Zionist state, supported and encouraged by international powers. Palestinians see this as a shift in the international community’s political priorities at the expense of their cause, representing a new bias against their national rights.
Trust is not built through speeches, but through actions. Unless the international community takes concrete steps to prosecute war criminals, lift the siege, and end the occupation, Palestinians will continue to view the international system as an indirect partner in their tragedy—or, at best, a silent bystander to their suffering.

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