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Europe and the US are sending the message that human rights and international law apply to some, but not to others. This attitude makes the West morally bankrupt in the eyes of the rest of the world (Photo: Annie Spratt)

Iraq to Gaza via Ukraine — the moral bankruptcy of the West

The conflict between Israel and Hamas is being followed very closely around the world. I noticed this even in Japan where I stayed for a few days. The war made the front pages of all newspapers every day.

That in itself is not strange. That is the case with any new conflict. What did surprise me were the reactions of the Japanese I spoke to. They were especially hard on the West, especially the unconditional support of most Western countries for Israel.

To be clear, each of them...

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Koert Debeuf is distinguished adjunct professor of the Middle East at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, author of Why this is not the last war. On the psychology of international conflicts", and chair of the board of EUobserver.

Europe and the US are sending the message that human rights and international law apply to some, but not to others. This attitude makes the West morally bankrupt in the eyes of the rest of the world (Photo: Annie Spratt)

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Koert Debeuf is distinguished adjunct professor of the Middle East at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, author of Why this is not the last war. On the psychology of international conflicts", and chair of the board of EUobserver.

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