The Genocide of the Palestinian People

The Genocide of the Palestinian People

Author: Gouya Roshan (Güya Aydın ) 

Why does the world, which constantly speaks of human rights, remain silent in the face of widespread killing and oppression of the Palestinian people?

Why is the voice of the Palestinian people—who have endured years of pressure and violence and now live in unbearable conditions—muted amid all the grand speeches and slogans about human rights?

The massacre of Palestinians is not only a human catastrophe, but a massive failure for all of humanity. This silence may be due to national interests and political concerns, but at its core, it reflects a lack of will and courage to stand with the oppressed.
Even organizations that claim to defend human rights are either complicit with the oppressors or utterly incapable—more like puppets playing roles with no impact on this grim reality.

Some media outlets, such as Al Jazeera and Iran International, have repeatedly reported on these issues and supported Palestinians.
Unfortunately, these voices are often silenced or disappear in the face of broader political and economic shifts.

The key point, however, is that Israel is not strong enough on its own to continue all this oppression and killing without the support, approval, or complicity of other countries. In fact, global silence—especially from those countries that claim to support Palestine, like some Arab states—is rooted in hypocrisy and their dependence on the United States.

For example, Arab countries that for years called Palestine "the central issue of the Islamic world" have now either shamefully gone silent or secretly aligned with the same powers that have crushed Palestine through political and economic deals.

It is no longer unusual to see the Israeli regime's flag in Arab capitals. Their silence does not stem from weakness, but from greed, fear, and betrayal of the Palestinian cause.
This silence, this compromise, and these diplomatic smiles are like daggers in the heart of a nation that has survived for decades—but never truly lived.

Palestine has become the "laboratory of shame" for the global conscience:
Each time a child is killed, a house destroyed, or a piece of bread stolen, the world is tested again—
And sadly, it fails every time.

If we want to talk about global silence, we cannot ignore the role of countries like Egypt—a nation that not only shows no empathy or responsibility toward the Palestinian people but also erects tall concrete walls to block the wounded, the hungry, and the displaced of Gaza from entering its land.
But the disaster does not end there.

Egypt even denies passage to conscientious individuals and volunteers who come to help.
This is not just a physical wall; it is a wall of oppression, hypocrisy, and profound betrayal of humanity.

Egypt, once calling itself "the leader of the Arab world," now shuts its doors to the silent cries of Palestinians, to the bodies of children buried under rubble.
In the days when Gaza’s skies are ablaze with bombs, when hospitals collapse and infants die in the dark, the Rafah border remains closed.
This is not merely a political decision; it is a stain on the forehead of a conscience that should have awakened.
Yes, it is a disgrace in the history of the Arab world.

People fleeing an enemy expect refuge in the arms of their fellow believers and fellow speakers—but instead, they face a wall that is no less brutal than the savage enemy.

Here, silence is no longer just silence—it is complicity in the crime.
Therefore, we must not be fooled by repeated phrases like "human rights."
Those who once used the name of human rights to legitimize war and occupation are now seeking excuses to justify the genocide of Palestinian children.

Because if human rights truly existed, and if justice had any meaning, there would be a loud and clear voice rising around the world against the genocide now being carried out against the Palestinians.

But it is not too late—because our voice, our pen, our cry may not be weapons,
but they can awaken consciences.
And that might be the first step toward breaking down the wall of silence.