“Rules-Based Order” Complicit in Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza

There can be no doubt anymore, after 394 days of murdering Palestinians, that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is eliminating the Palestinian population from this earth. Netanyahu is implementing his long held belief that Gaza should be “cleansed” of Palestinians, and eventually the West Bank too. Freeing the hostages is no longer a priority if it ever was one. Whether one chooses to call his actions against Palestinians genocide, which is a specific intent to eliminate a people, or crimes against humanity, which is a general intent to attack a civilian population, Palestinians are being exterminated. Palestinians are being bombed and murdered by the dozens, on a daily basis. Save the Children, estimates that 3,000 Palestinian children under the age of five have been murdered. UNICEF reports that at least 50 children were killed in Jabalya, Gaza on Friday and Saturday, according to the Washington Post.

Those beautiful souls with their precious minds will never experience the wonders of life in this world.

No longer can liberal Jews, who dislike Netanyahu, throw up their hands saying what else could he do, or spineless U.S. politicians, justify this hideous policy as a legitimate response to October 7, 2023. Or that Israel has a right to defend itself. It has gone way beyond these pseudo justifications. It is plain for all the world to see, whether you label it genocide or a crime against humanity. When the rubble from the bombed buildings is finally cleared, we will probably find 100,000 Palestinians died at the hand of Netanyahu and the Israel Defense Force.

Sadly, only two powers have the ability to end Netanyahu’s onslaught against the Palestinian people: the Israeli people themselves or the United States government. Tragically, neither has the morality nor the courage to take action to stop Netanyahu. Both have failed humanity. Only South Africa, has highlighted Israel’s crimes and sought justice for Palestinians at the International Court of Justice. For taking such a courageous action, their nation has suffered attacks and threats from Israel and the U.S. (Int’l Court of Justice Rules Genocide Plausible: Netanyahu & Biden Losing Support)

Instead of aspiring to the higher ideal of humankind articulated by Moses Mendelssohn, Moses Maimonides, and Philo Judaeus of Alexandria, the majority of Israeli people have sunk to the level of anti-human vengeance.

Philo of Alexandria courtesy of Wikipedia

Rules-Based Order Has Failed
The U.S., anointed after World War II as the world’s superpower, and leader of the Atlantic Alliance, has the leverage to stop Netanyahu, but instead became complicit in his murderous rampage. No lying double talk from President Joe Biden, Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and all their minions can cover up the truth. They know, as we all do, that innocent Palestinians are being murdered every day. They know, as the world knows, that food, water, medicine, and basic necessities are being intentionally withheld from Palestinians by the Israeli government. They know, or should know that Netanyahu, along with the same Israeli fanatics associated with his Likud Party, which assassinated Yitzhak Rabin, are implementing “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza.

The U.S. and Europe declare they represent superior ideals with their claims of support for democracy and human rights, as part of their so called rules-based order. What rule allows Israel to exterminate a people merely because they have the intent and power to do it. What rule allows a member nation of this rules-based order to compel a people to live in sub-human conditions with no escape, only waiting to die from bombs, bullets, disease, and hunger.

I listened last week to General Mark Miley (ret), former Chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff, extol the need for the continued existence of the rules-based order. According to Gen. Miley, the rules-based order was established after World War II to instill order, rules, and democracy in the world. The NATO military alliance, the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, and Bretton Woods were all included in a rules-based order defined by the U.S., and Europe. Membership to their international order was accorded to those nations who acquiesced to their rules. Nations were permitted to join this dominating alliance if they behaved appropriately by accepting their belief system.

However, it is now clear for all the world to see, that the so called rules-based order is either impotent to stop the slaughter of the Palestinian people or chooses not to. Either way, it has proved itself to be a failure; incapable of serving the interest of civilization.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Courtesy of Wikipedia)

Beyond Hypocrisy
For the last seventy-five years, the rules-based order has guided the direction of the world, according to Gen. Miley. However, during this period, the so called “First World” nations have committed many crimes. Military invasions, regime change, failed coups, threats, economic warfare, and assassinations have been conducted against less powerful nations. The arrogant, condescending justification for these illegal acts by the advanced sector nations is: making the world safer, more stable, and more democratic. If we just glance at the last quarter century we see that the target of the “rules-based order” has been against nations of the “Third World.”

The list of criminal actions acceptable to the rules of the West, include:

• Afghanistan-invasion and occupation for over twenty years;
• Iraq-regime change, judicial assassination of President Hussein, destruction of the nation, mass deaths, and the creation of ISIS;
• Libya-regime change, military assassination of President Gaddafi, resulting in a failed state, and expansion of Boko Haram and violent extremism in North Africa;
• Syria-invasion, attempted regime change;
• Gaza-military, financial, and political support for Israel’s extermination of the Palestinian people.

Yitzhak Rabin, a soldier of war, who became a warrior for peace (courtesy historica.fandom.com)

Unfortunately for Palestinians, Israel, the U.S., and the World, the next American President will do nothing to stop the crimes that Israel is committing in Gaza. Although the approach of each candidate will be different, neither of the two nominees possess the morality, wisdom, and courage to stop the atrocities being perpetrated against the Palestinian people.

While it may appear to naïve supporters of Netanyahu that he is winning his war against Hamas in Gaza; it is at best a short term pyrrhic victory. There is little doubt that Netanyahu and his clique will be considered the worst and most destructive government in Israel’s brief history. If Jews in Israel and around the world feel pride and a touch of machismo in the mass murder of Palestinians, they are only fooling themselves. Netanyahu has not brought Israel security. On the contrary, he has guaranteed that the future of Israel will never be secure. One cannot eliminate the innate desire of a people to free themselves from their occupying force.

The souls of thousands of innocent Palestinians massacred by Israel will haunt future generations of Israelis for many years to come.

Read below my earlier posts on this topic:

• Netanyahu Must Leave Office for the Future Existence of Israel, Palestine, & Good of Humanity
• Lawrence Freeman: Why The “Rules-Based International Order” Has Failed and Will Always Fail: The Case of Africa
• Freeman Interview: Is The West’s Rules-Based Order Targeting Horn of Africa and South Africa?

Lawrence Freeman is a Political-Economic Analyst for Africa, who has been involved in economic development policies for Africa for 35 years. He is a teacher, writer, public speaker, and consultant on Africa. Mr. Freeman strongly believes that economic development is an essential human right. He is the creator of the blog: lawrencefreemanafricaandtheworld.com, and also publishing on: lawrencefreeman.substack.com, “Freeman’s Africa and the World.”