Since October 7th, 2023 when Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups invaded Israeli territory and killed 1,139 people and took about 250 people as hostages, we have seen a war between the terrorist group Hamas and the Israeli Army.
Since then, there have been thousands of pro-Palestinian anti-war protests all over the world calling for a ceasefire and an end to the Israeli occupation.
I have been impressed and confused about the magnitude of these protests. I asked myself, why there so many pro-Palestinian protests and no one protest against the atrocities being committed in Yemen, Sudan, and Syria.
I still don’t know the answer, but I found this video by a Yemeni writer. Swedish citizen, Luai Ahmed at the UN Human Rights Council asking the same questions, only he’s more eloquent than me. Take a look
Of course, I don’t have an answer, but I think is a valid question and it deserves to be asked.
Text of the speech:
I ask the UN, the Arab League, and everyone who had waving the Palestinian flag since October 7:
Where is the flag of Yemen?
In my country, half a million people have died in the last 10 years.
The biggest famine and humanitarian crisis in modern history.
Why does no one care when half a million Yemenis die?
What about Sudan? In less than two years, more than 150,000 people have been killed.
Where is the Sudanese flag?
What about Syria?
Half a million people were killed.
Where is the Syrian flag?
High Commissioner, why is it that when Arabs kill millions of Arabs, no one bats an eye?
Where is the outrage?
Where are the protests?
High Commissioner, may I ask why your report mentions Israel 188 times — yet fails to mention the Islamic Republic in Iran even once?
How can you speak about the conflict while ignoring the party who armed, trained, and funded the terror proxies — Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis — who have been bombing Israel thousands of times?
Why don’t you mention that the Houthis in Yemen have spent millions of dollars firing missiles at Israel, instead of feeding my starving people?
And why is Qatar sitting here as a member of the Human Rights Council when they host the Hamas terror leaders in luxury hotels?
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Their response?
Silence.
People rally where they feel they can make a difference, where narratives are clear, and where outrage is amplified. It’s undeniable that when Arabs kill Arabs, or when Iran’s proxies prioritize bombs over bread, the world’s attention often stays stubbornly fixed elsewhere.
What’s your take—do you think this reflects bias, practicality, or something else?
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