License to Kill

The silence on the genocidal situation in Gaza is disturbing. How can we explain the double standard when we compare the—legitimate—indignation provoked by the Russian bombardment of Ukraine with the omerta surrounding the bombardment of the Palestinian civilian population under blockade?

The drama revolves around a combination of feelings of guilt, cultural solidarity, fear of Islam and even hostility to this religion, which is presented as a societal and security threat, along with colonial memories that have not been properly dealt with, and adherence to the concept of a “clash of civilizations.” In the media and among the political class, such a mixture gives rise to almost universal support for the actions of the Israeli government.

License to Kill analyzes the motives and consequences of the denial of the dangers of genocide. Those who denounce it are labeled as anti-Semites or accomplices of terrorism. However, the reality is that we are facing a moral bankruptcy; and we will not be able to say that we did not know.

 

Pascal Boniface is a specialist in geopolitics and is the Director of the Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS), which he founded. He has written or edited more than eighty books on strategic issues, most of which are regularly republished and translated. He analyzes international news on his YouTube channel, which has more than 400,000 subscribers.