Got to disagree there, when the BBC challenged to Chinese ambassador about the forced deportation of Muslims there was a massive social media campaign by the CCP (much of it disinformation) trying to dismiss the BBC claims. China does care about what the world thinks and it has millions of students in foreign universities who get the media uncensored.
Is that them caring or just an international extension of their propaganda though? They're massively involved in international trade so can't just shrug their shoulders and say "so what" but equally they're not reliant on Europe / US relations like Israel is. In any case, western society and media's influence on China isn't a fraction of that on Israel.
What leash is Israel currently on and why is it that British media (don't care about American) is much more interested in a low key middle eastern conflict than it is in a major conventional land war on the European mainland that could have significant consequences to our own security?
Just to clarify some facts. The EU actively paid Hemedti, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces, to stop migrants coming through Sudan.
I'm talking about public perception/interest. This could extend to media too, obviously.
It's because the Isreal Palestine conflict involves Jews and no one likes Jews really. If Russia was a Jewish state you can be damn sure there would be much more interest in it.
Why "if"? Knowing the nationality of 90% of Putins' friends and oligarchs
You would class Russia as a Jewish state?
This is obviously conjecture but without international pressure I think its safe to say the picture for civilians in Gaza would be even worse than it currently is.
This is another thing that proves my point. The starvation talking point. While almost 400 thousand people have starved to death in Yemen and someone has already posted the a similar plight in Sudan (and there's dozens of others) it's very telling that people focus on what appears to be no starvation issues in Isreal. Very strange. How many Palestinians have died from starvation?
Have you got the figures for civilians killed on each conflict
Also one would have to factor in the unique nature of urban warefare in Gaza, a tiny condensed area with a 50% population that are under 18.
And the British have had far more involvement in the Sudan in an historical context than Palastine.
Ironically I would. Oligarchy,show business etc, every sphere with money, power and influence - you have much more chances there if you are a Jew/have Jewish origins,than a Russian,you can believe me
Do you genuinely think that Jews are more marginalised than Arabs and Asian Muslims today? Post Thatcher's Britain, 9/11 and 7/7 etc...
No point is proven.
So roughly the same then?
Yeah but it's roughly in the period of one year vs 2 and a half. When Ukranian civilians were dying en masse immediately after the invasion it was just as big a news story.
Admittedly I was being crass with my original statement. While anti semititsm is clearly a significant factor as to why there is a disproportionate amount of scrutiny towards the state of Isreal, it's really because, on top of that, it's got a bit of everything. White (kind of) vs brown, rich v poor, oppressed v oppressor, Judaism v Islam. Its a perfect broth of everything that people like to talk about/defend/criticise.
Obviously doesn't include deported Ukrainian children, forced conscription on the occupied regions etc but fair point
Fair. I think you've answered you're own question very concisely there though, with the addition of close western ties that Israel has.
