The rush to support Israel reveals the West’s hypocrisy

Backing for the Israeli assault on Gaza angers the Global South, after US and EU sought to build consensus against Russia.

Henry Foy

Oct 18, 2023 – 5.17pm

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Western support for Israel’s assault on Gaza has poisoned efforts to build consensus with significant developing countries on condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine, officials and diplomats have warned.

The reaction to the October 7 attack on Israel by Islamist militant group Hamas and to Israel’s vow to hit back against Gaza has undone months of work to paint Moscow as a global pariah for breaching international law, they said, exposing the United States, the EU and their allies to charges of hypocrisy.

Financial Times