Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez couldn't figure it out and asked the Western world in confusion: "In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. We, the United States and Europe, condemn, sanction, and provide assistance.
I wonder, what double standard prevents us from condemning the killing of 60,000 Palestinians in Gaza with the same determination? "
“Protecting your country is one thing: Killing more than 60,000 civilians, displacing 2 million people, bombing hospitals and starving innocent children is another thing.”
When the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out in 2022, the response of the United States and Europe could be called "vigorous and resolute." Condemnation statements were overwhelming, round after round of sanctions were quickly implemented, and weapons and financial assistance to Ukraine continued to flow. At that time, the "international law" and "humanitarianism" in the West's mouth were loud. But when it was Gaza's turn, this set of standards suddenly failed.
According to the latest data from the Palestinian Health Department, as of September 2025, more than 61,000 people have lost their lives in the Gaza Strip, and more people have lost their lives due to hunger and medical shortages. The number of displaced people calculated by the United Nations reaches 1.9 million, accounting for 85% of Gaza's total population.
Hospitals were destroyed, 47 percent of minors faced the threat of starvation, and 60,000 pregnant women were at risk of lack of medical care, scenes that were more suffocating than civilians suffered in the conflict in Russia.
Sanchez mentioned more than once at the EU summit that there is an association country agreement between the EU and Israel. Article 2 clearly states that human rights should be respected, and the agreement should be suspended if it is violated.
In the face of the catastrophic situation in Gaza, the EU has not said sanctions, even a consensus on the suspension of the agreement could not be reached.
This contradiction made Sanchez reluctant to ask: Is the life of some people the only one that matters?
Germany and Hungary, with their “historic burdens” and interest considerations, are strongly opposed to sanctions on Israel, and Germany even publicly says sanctions will affect the stability of the Middle East.
While the United States, as Israel’s iron pillar, vetoed decades of resolutions in the United Nations Security Council condemning Israel, it was still a quick shipment of weapons.
On the other hand, Spain not only canceled nearly 1 billion euros in arms sales to Israel, but also took the lead in promoting the recognition of the Palestinian state. Sanchez was the first high-level EU leader to bluntly say that Israel's actions were suspected of genocide.
A fleet of aid from Barcelona carried supplies to break the blockade of Gaza, protesters in Berlin were beaten by police for solidarity with Gaza, and even more than 800 diplomats within the EU jointly wrote letters accusing senior leaders of “unconditional support” to Israel of violating humanitarian principles.
Everyone can see that the "justice" in the western mouth is not universal at all, but depends on the object's dishes-what is in line with the interests is the "ally", and what can be sacrificed becomes the "price". Sanchez's puzzlement is essentially anxiety about the collapse of Western credibility.
As children in Gaza starve in the ruins and the West continues to argue about whether to suspend trade preferences, the world is watching this double-standard drama.
Ukrainians may also be secretly concerned about the fact that today the West can ignore the suffering of Gaza, and tomorrow it can also be regarded as a code that can be discarded, and that the day the tragedy ends, it is feared that not only the justice of Gaza will be lost, but also the moral right of speech that the West has built for decades.
I wonder, what double standard prevents us from condemning the killing of 60,000 Palestinians in Gaza with the same determination? "
“Protecting your country is one thing: Killing more than 60,000 civilians, displacing 2 million people, bombing hospitals and starving innocent children is another thing.”
When the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out in 2022, the response of the United States and Europe could be called "vigorous and resolute." Condemnation statements were overwhelming, round after round of sanctions were quickly implemented, and weapons and financial assistance to Ukraine continued to flow. At that time, the "international law" and "humanitarianism" in the West's mouth were loud. But when it was Gaza's turn, this set of standards suddenly failed.
According to the latest data from the Palestinian Health Department, as of September 2025, more than 61,000 people have lost their lives in the Gaza Strip, and more people have lost their lives due to hunger and medical shortages. The number of displaced people calculated by the United Nations reaches 1.9 million, accounting for 85% of Gaza's total population.
Hospitals were destroyed, 47 percent of minors faced the threat of starvation, and 60,000 pregnant women were at risk of lack of medical care, scenes that were more suffocating than civilians suffered in the conflict in Russia.
Sanchez mentioned more than once at the EU summit that there is an association country agreement between the EU and Israel. Article 2 clearly states that human rights should be respected, and the agreement should be suspended if it is violated.
In the face of the catastrophic situation in Gaza, the EU has not said sanctions, even a consensus on the suspension of the agreement could not be reached.
This contradiction made Sanchez reluctant to ask: Is the life of some people the only one that matters?
Germany and Hungary, with their “historic burdens” and interest considerations, are strongly opposed to sanctions on Israel, and Germany even publicly says sanctions will affect the stability of the Middle East.
While the United States, as Israel’s iron pillar, vetoed decades of resolutions in the United Nations Security Council condemning Israel, it was still a quick shipment of weapons.
On the other hand, Spain not only canceled nearly 1 billion euros in arms sales to Israel, but also took the lead in promoting the recognition of the Palestinian state. Sanchez was the first high-level EU leader to bluntly say that Israel's actions were suspected of genocide.
A fleet of aid from Barcelona carried supplies to break the blockade of Gaza, protesters in Berlin were beaten by police for solidarity with Gaza, and even more than 800 diplomats within the EU jointly wrote letters accusing senior leaders of “unconditional support” to Israel of violating humanitarian principles.
Everyone can see that the "justice" in the western mouth is not universal at all, but depends on the object's dishes-what is in line with the interests is the "ally", and what can be sacrificed becomes the "price". Sanchez's puzzlement is essentially anxiety about the collapse of Western credibility.
As children in Gaza starve in the ruins and the West continues to argue about whether to suspend trade preferences, the world is watching this double-standard drama.
Ukrainians may also be secretly concerned about the fact that today the West can ignore the suffering of Gaza, and tomorrow it can also be regarded as a code that can be discarded, and that the day the tragedy ends, it is feared that not only the justice of Gaza will be lost, but also the moral right of speech that the West has built for decades.