AS BABIES ARE BEING SLAUGHTERED, WHERE ARE THE WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES?
BY AYDIN AYAYDIN (VATAN) Columnist Aydin Ayaydin comments on the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza. A summary of his column is as follows: “The recent images in newspapers and on TV are inhuman. This shouldn’t be happening in the 21st century. Innocent people, including children and the elderly, are being slaughtered. As Israel is hitting civilian targets, the world is watching. As usual, the Arab states are keeping their silence. These undemocratic countries are just watching this slaughter in a neighboring Muslim country, and they have no idea of human rights. But what about the so-called democratic defenders of human rights in European countries? As they see all this, are they just averting their eyes, as the situation doesn’t affect them? Just weeks before he is set to take office, US President-elect Barack Obama, whose father was Muslim, is also staying silent. Considering the current president’s views on human rights and democracy, we don’t find his lack of comments remarkable, but
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