‘PALESTINIAN CONFLICT DIDN’T START OCTOBER 7’

The Global South is waking up, and we are here for it. At a joint press conference in Berlin, on March 11th, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim schooled German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the Palestinian conflict by reminding him it did not start on October 7th.

Ibrahim accused Western leaders, his host included, of being one-sided. He said they concentrate purely on the October 7 H*m*s attack, while neglecting atrocities that Israel has committed against Palestinians since 1948. Scholz, who had spoken earlier, had focused on the repetitive Western message about Israel’s ‘right to defend itself.’

More than 31,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7th when Israel launched its brutal assault on Gaza. The majority of those killed have been women and children, despite Israeli claims the military operation is targeting H*m*s fighters.