A Global Uprising Against Israel… While the Arabs Remain Absent

A profound and tangible shift is underway in the global stance toward Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Though this change has come late—over 19 months into the aggression—it is undeniably significant. It marks a historic turning point: Israel is beginning to lose the impunity it has long enjoyed, and the cost of this war is escalating beyond Tel Aviv’s expectations.

Countries that once stood firmly behind the Israeli occupation are now reversing their positions. Most notably, the European Union, Britain, France, and Canada have moved beyond rhetoric to impose real consequences. The UK is weighing the recognition of a Palestinian state, sanctioning Israeli settlers and settlement projects in the West Bank, summoning extremist Israeli ambassador Tzipi Hotovely, and halting free trade negotiations with Israel.

Just hours prior to these moves, Spain and six other European states took similar steps. Spain’s Prime Minister declared an end to Israel’s blockade and starvation war on Gaza as a priority. In a telling response, Israel suddenly agreed to allow humanitarian aid into the besieged strip—proof that international pressure works.

The Crumbling of Israel’s War Narrative

This dramatic pivot in global attitudes reflects a growing consensus: Netanyahu’s war is aimless, reckless, and immoral. Despite overwhelming firepower, the Israeli military has failed to meet any of its declared goals since October 8, 2023:

1. The return of hostages

2. The elimination of Hamas

3. The security of Israeli settlements around Gaza

Nineteen months on, none of these goals have been achieved. All hostages released so far were freed through negotiated deals with Hamas, not through Israeli military might. The war has revealed the limitations of brute force and the failure of political vision.

Israel’s collective punishment strategy—mass killing, starvation, destruction—has backfired diplomatically. Even its closest allies now see the war as not only a moral failure but a strategic liability, threatening broader regional instability with every passing day.

The Deafening Silence of the Arab World

And yet, amid this historic global awakening, one painful truth stands out: the Arab world is conspicuously absent.

While Western governments are beginning to take a stand, Arab regimes—despite their proximity, wealth, and religious responsibility—remain missing from the equation. The recent Arab League summit in Baghdad ended in complete inaction: no resolutions, no sanctions, no unified stance. Not one Arab government has taken a bold, independent move to counter or deter Israeli aggression.

Worse, several Arab capitals have chosen to preserve and protect their relations with Israel, despite the genocide unfolding in Gaza. Political convenience and strategic calculations have taken precedence over justice and solidarity.

The shame is not only in their silence, but in their complicity. The normalization projects, security coordination, and economic cooperation with the Zionist regime continue unabated.

A Moment of Reckoning

The irony is bitter: while the West—long accused of enabling Israeli impunity—is now shifting course under the pressure of mass protests and public opinion, the Arab regimes, who claim leadership of the Ummah, are failing miserably in their moral and political duties.

The question must be asked: Where is the Arab conscience? Where are the armies, the wealth, the media empires, the diplomatic might? Why does the global movement for Palestine rise higher in the streets of London, Madrid, and Johannesburg than in Cairo, Riyadh, or Amman?

This is not just a moment of shame. It is a moment of reckoning. The people of Gaza are not just being abandoned by their enemies—they are being forsaken by those who should be their protectors.

If this genocide does not shake the Arab world into action, then what will?